Music sensation Shulem Lemmer and Camp Simcha Special camper Dovid Hill perform “A Million Dreams” at Chai Lifeline’s 2018 Annual Gala on November 19 in the Grand Hyatt in New York City.
The gala’s theme was “Dream. Hope. Inspire.” and the event helped raise funds and awareness for Chai Lifeline’s critical programs and services.
Chai Lifeline is an international children’s health support network, providing emotional, social, and financial support to children with life-threatening or lifelong illnesses and their families.
Performed By Shulem Lemmer and Dovid Hill
Original Lyrics By Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for “The Greatest Showman”
Song Produced By Yochi Briskman
Video By BiG Productions
Audio Mixed By Ruli Ezrachi
Pianist: Pinny Ostreicher
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Watch Shulem Lemmer perform a non-jewish pop song at Jewish event.
What a great KH.
Another instance of the words Kidush Hashem being abused. Why was this necessary? Are there not enough beautiful Jewish songs? Two such talented, beautiful-singing, Jewish singers wasting their talents on non-Jewish pop songs? Have we lost all sensitivity? And what about a frum organisation showing women dance on the background? A world gone astray!
ahhhhh…..well…..it’s a good song, they sing it well, it’s inspiring to watch…….makes you want to thank Hashem for being healthy……thumbs up from me….
…..but I agree with Imanonov about the women dancing……
Reb Dons you are right that it’s a good song and that their singing is incredibly beautiful as behoves the great Shulem Lemmer, and of course we want to thank HaShem for keeping us healthy, but there is no lack of frum Jewish songwriters who could have composed a beautiful, heartwarming Jewish song (one which comes from a Yiddishe Neshomo) which makes you thank haShem for making you healthy!
Unfortunately, in my humble opinion most ‘jewish’ songs are rubbish. The composer of ‘a million dreams’ whoever he is, is a genius, and one of the top composers out of billions of goyim.-which is why it became a ‘hit song’. I was utterly surprised when I heard it at the Agudah dinner, -amazed that frum yeiden composed such a song. (only afterwards I found out they copied it from the goyim!!)
Rarely is there a frum composer who could come up with anything remotely like it……but that’s just my opinion……
Reb D
It became a hit song because it was picked up by a top female pop singer. Preformed at a blockbuster movie.
But that’s hardly the point, there is a issue utilizing non-jewish culture when unnecessary. This is one of those times.
The question is what constitutes a “goyishe” song? I think the style and type of performance is what makes it goyish. Just because it was written by a non Jew does not on it’s own make it “goyish”. We have lots of Jewish composed songs that are goyish and given their style they should not be played in a Jewish home. There are also lots of beautiful melodies written by non Jews that are eidel and I don’t have a problem with them, especially is teh lyrics are modified. This Paroah or Daddy Dear by MBD. On the other hand Let my People Go could have been any other pop song of the 80’s.
My wife did a women’s show recentlyin Yerusholayim where one of the melodies used was from a goyshe pop singer, and they used a Jewish theme as the lyrics. A parent complained that it was encouraging the girls in the show to download the original goyshe version. We went to Hagaon Rav Mattis Doitch shlita – the Moreh De’Asra of Ramat Shlomo and he paskened, that if the song was good- we could use it, but we have to make the girls sign a form promising never to seek out listening to the original…..