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JM in the A.M. There's nothing like reuniting with my friend Yoni Lipshits of Simply. There's nothing like it. And he is in studio, believe it or not, in Tene, New Jersey, bringing us some of the holiness of the holy city. We concentrate a lot on the holy cities of Israel. We concentrate a lot of the holy cities, holy areas. speak a lot about Harabay, a lot about Shalam, a lot about Kavar, a lot about Udon Shamron, but we rarely speak with someone who spends so much time in the holy city of Yonyi Lip. Welcome back to JM. >> Thank you for having me because you never visited me. >> I know. It's terrible. I've never been up there when you were there. Huh. Never been up there. >> Um, >> it's terrible. >> I'm I feel tolerate I feel >> we're old friends. >> You get to Marone once in a blue moon. I have not been to Meron in a long time. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> I would figure >> probably 10 years. >> You know, when we went to Meron, it's not 10 years. In 2017, we did a show with a Ray Grossman. >> Oh. >> In uh Migdala, >> right? >> And we stopped in Mron. That was probably the last time. >> No, it's time has arrived. >> What are you talking about? I'm thinking of moving to your neighborhood. >> Well, I you know, you could use me as a base, right? I have a couple. >> You know where I'm thinking of moving to? I have not the foggiest notion of course >> we're think moving to Katarin >> because my friend who lives in Katrin keeps say I keep I keep saying this joke on the air my friend who lives in Katrina keeps saying you'll love it here you'll have all the space in the world and nobody will ever visit you >> so unlike you who's begging for me to visit he knows me too well anyway how far is is 20 minutes I got you in from you or much further >> it's a little further uh >> 40 minutes half hour 40 minutes >> have you ever been there Of course, a lot of groups come to Katrin. A lot of the the schools, they bring them to the batabad and with their make olive oil and we have concerts. It's beautiful. It's a gorgeous setting. >> Have you been to >> Of course, we have friends in a lot of the people stay at the a lot of the yeshivas they stay in the in the the hotel there >> during the war 11 years ago. That was a big big hug. >> Oh boy. Oh boy. >> Yeah. You were not displaced at all during this war, were you? >> Um, well, >> aside from now, aside from now being in the US, right? >> Right. You refused to leave even though many did. Let's put it >> in 2006. We didn't leave. >> Even though many did >> and that was worse, >> right? >> 2006 rocket wise rockets. >> This war, you know, I mean, you know, the tourism got got demolished. So what do you Okay, first of all, the very first time >> that you introduced Simply Spot to the American audience was was what year? >> I'm trying to piece this together. >> I think it was 2000 or 2010. >> Cuz it's impossible to remain in on the music scene with a group for this long and look what you've done. It's amazing. >> You know why? Cuz Sam Ash introduced us. Schlimy >> Schlimy Ash. >> He's responsible for the cover of my book. >> Remember the homac? >> Of course. >> That's our memories anymore. >> No, you only memories. >> You weren't in the homac before jam. Were you? >> Um, in when I made Aliyia, I was in the I I I made Aliyah from Minneapolis. >> Right. >> We spent a week here in New York. >> Right. >> And we went to the homework after >> And you were not on JM before that? >> I didn't. I had a 10-year hiatus playing the violin. >> It's so strange. I would have I would have thought that Schlamy would have booked you because he heard you by us. >> I know. You know why? It's a great joke. My father, he's he's Hashem should bless him and he should be well. He sent our first tape >> right >> to Schlomi Ash called Fresh Air. And Schlomi Ash introduced us holding up the CD saying, you know, I anyone whose father, you know, is trying to pump him, pump his son to be uh something's questionable here. And he sends me the c this this tape called fresh air with a picture of three and it's like, what's the connection between fresh air and threeidum? >> No, we're we're not getting it. What's the I mean >> fresh air. >> Fresh air and >> Yeah. uh regarding body bodily in other words in other words that's how we typical he said that on stage >> on stage >> that's funny that's funny >> I got it I got it on video I got to find it I'll send it to you one day >> and you're saying that we met there first before you were ever on the show >> that was our first major >> I got I got to speak to Schlimy if you're out there call 212529-4620 if you're out there call in I got to I got to straighten this out there's No way I'm letting Schlimey take credit for your career when I can. I mean, come on. By the way, Schlimey, as I just was was saying, he he he gave us the title to my book. I wrote a book about the first 40 years of my career, and he gave us the title for it. So, he's he was prominent in that project, and obviously we're still very close with him, I'm proud to say. >> And he's probably not listening. So, if he was listening, he would have called already. >> But, uh, anyway, >> so that was the beginning of Simply Spot. And you've been together as a group for 24 years. Uh 25 >> 25 years whatever. >> Even 26 in. >> Oh, you should do a 25th anniversary celebration. >> Uh >> well, you basically are. It's >> this Khan. >> Did you send it to me or not? >> I just sent it to you. Yes. >> Ladies and gentlemen, before you go any further, cuz you know, I like to keep everybody up to date on the latest and greatest when it comes to Jewish music. Simply spot. All three of them. All three of them. You, Elio, and >> Yonatan >> will be together in St. Louis. This shop, this >> Yes. >> David Fishoff was just here the other day. He said he's going to St. Louis. >> Well, so funny. >> There's a reason why >> the show Sunday night, the first night of Kanuka at Fifth Avenue Synagogue. Nice. >> Yes. Yes. >> How'd that come about? I wonder. >> I don't know. The east side's there. Something's happening there. >> Oh, the east side is hopping. The east side is h No joke. You're going to get a good crowd there. >> I hope. I I just don't I I'm I'm wondering if there are going to be demonstrations against us. Of course they will. >> Cuz we're from Israel. Of course they will. >> And we're promoting Israel. >> Of course there will. Get this straight. >> So what do I do? What do I do when I go? >> Get in very early and leave very late. That's it. >> I shouldn't ask Tiny to come along with me. Vinnie and Tiny. No. No. >> They won't. I hate to tell you they wouldn't help. >> Just make sure that the synagogue has alerts the NYPD. >> Mhm. >> Oh boy. Oh boy. I I'm I'm I'm speaking like this cuz I have inside information of how the people got out of Parky Synagogue and and it was a bad scene. >> Oh my gosh. >> There were 150 people in there. It was a bad scene. Anyway, >> uh Monday of Kanuka, where is that? Michigan. >> Miami. >> Oh, Miami. Did I write Miami? >> You wrote me. I don't know what that meant. >> Oops. >> Uh but Miami with the right cats kabad on wheels. Tuesday night uh at the kabad of Fort Lauder. Someone just mentioned this on the air. You you and a listener are having a makus. You and you and a listener. In typical spot for fashion, what? You and a listener are in a mahocus. A listener from Hollywood, Florida says you'll be in Fort Lauderdale December 16th. You said you'll be in Fort Lauderdale December 17th. >> Well, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. That's a typo. I made the typo. It's no >> the listener is right. As usual, my listeners got it right. >> My my uh my typos are are unbelievable. >> What are you going to do? I made a mistake on all the the dates over there. The Tuesday is the 16th >> because you're used to the you're used to the uh to the kiss dates. That's what you're used to. >> I'm used to writing the dates in in Israel, which is the day and then the month. >> Correct. >> I mean, they can't give you a break, can they? >> Oh boy. Oh boy. >> Then then Wednesday, Wednesday of Kanuka, you'll be at S, our friends in Riverdale. >> Yeah. >> Then you'll be at Mortysteel in Lakewood that night. Wednesday night, mud shabas of um Kanuka, you'll be at the Mount Sinai Jewish Center. That's Washington nights, right? >> Nights with the Yankees. >> And then Sunday, those Kaneka, you'll be in White Lake in Rockaway, New Jersey with Ry Bomb Garden. So, lots going on. >> Yeah, >> with Simply Spot. And it does seem like we have Hang on a second. I got to make a connection here. Hang on a second. Hey, Schlimy, is that you? >> I hope so. Otherwise, somebody has my phone. So Yoni's here and he claims that it wasn't that JMA introduced simply fat to Schllay ash in the homack in 2001. It's that the first time >> his father it was his father. >> WHOA. CAN I FINISH MY SIDE FIRST? It was He claims that >> I'm sorry you sent me the script before. I'm just reading it. >> He claims that it was it was at the Homoact that I first met him which is accurate. Um, the ladder. >> Really? I went to that homoac weekend having no idea who Simply Spot was. >> We both have to say thank you. This >> I'm in a terrible position. I'm told I have to say thank you to you. >> No, no, no. We have to say thank you to your father. We have to say thank you to your father. >> But that's a father's obligation to help his son. >> No. I will speak from personal experience. That's not how it works. >> Excuse me. Excuse me. If I remember Wait, wait, wait. Let's just get that. You're from Westchester, right? >> Yep. >> Yes. >> Any Jewish parent from Westchester that's promoting a son who became a Jewish musician. That's some >> that's I'm sorry. When I got that demo tape totally out of the blue and and I heard and the music connect and I still the music connected with me. I'm I'm I'm proud of the way you connected with me like on a whole different level than just the song. The way you guys the performance and and you felt it on the tape because it was back then tapes. You felt on the tape. This wasn't an act. It was an authenticity and and a and a warmth like an organic warmth to the music which you didn't hear cuz that was when all the computer stuff and everything was starting. And then I'm reading the letter from your father. I'm looking to return address in Westchester saying to myself AI didn't exist then either so you know that was real and I said if a father's kelling about a son playing stuff like this living in spot I you know this I want to connect >> slimy I just went through the uh the concert schedule the performance schedule the gig schedule for Simply Spot for these next couple of weeks. I don't see the King David room on there. or is that going to be rectified or not? >> Um, you know, we we couldn't get them. We, you know, tied we we already tied in with Dennis Wilber and >> Yeah. Now we're now we're definitely going down memory lane to say the least. For those of you wondering, the King David room was the theater at the HomoAK. And of course, the Homoak unfortunately shalom >> is is long gone. Yes, long gone. All right, Shimy, thanks. Thanks for clearing this up. I really was under the impression I will continue to tell people that they were introduced to everybody by JF and not you and the homeboy. >> Well, well, Malcolm, once you disconnect this call, I have I have no recourse except just saying, "Okay, one more person taking credit for stuff I do." But that's fine as LONG AS IT'S YOU. >> SLIMY, this is really nothing to do with you. I'm just out there always trying to get Is he okay? Is he in pain? Did something hurt? >> I don't know. Anyway, hey, he's the one who dropped it. Mark is back. Give him a call if you're in pain. But, you know, >> he's the one who dropped this news. Yoni's the one who told us upfront that this is how it happened. He's He was 100% right. I just >> I think they used to have on the website. They used to have on the website my >> I just can't get over it. I cannot believe that I never had met them before heading up to Springland, New York. All right, Schlimy. Thanks a million. >> I still remember Izzy. Izzy reaction to the tape was also it was like >> is he distributing? >> Yeah. back in the days. >> Oh my gosh. >> I I he was he was surprised I sent him because I never would recommend him act. Well, you know, I would you know he would recommend me and when I said he knew how I felt about when I sent him that he was intrigued and when he heard it he understood why. >> Amazing. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Did it sell? Was it was it a hit the first album? Do you remember? >> Did it make an impact or not? >> Hit platinum. I don't know. >> No, seriously. Did it make an impact? >> People come to me now who have children >> like did he sell the first thousand CDs? >> I don't. He sold all the CDs. But >> no, but you know what I mean. >> I I have no >> people come over and say what? >> That they they were weaned on Simply Fat. >> Mameish. >> Mameish. I have parents, you know, with little babies. They come up to us. I remember when. >> Oh, I remember when Yoni Yoni Lipus is here. Simply spot is on tour. Your comrades get here in the next few days. I assume. >> Uh, Sunday. Sunday. Monday. You know, >> and then you have a full schedule. Are there open dates? >> No. Open dates. We're sold out. >> Seriously? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> My dream is to have you guys from Malova Mala somewhere. >> We should do it in can can't get all my listeners there. >> We can. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Sure. >> That's fat. >> Yeah. Come to the fiddlers in >> That's what it's called. The fiddlers.net. Not.com is in Tennessee. >> Fiddlerin.net. >> Right. That's you want to stay in spot. And are there are there extended stays? Could someone go there? People can go there for a week if they want. full vacation apartments with kitchenetses. And >> how many units do you have? Two. >> We have three three >> three uh u what they call suites >> separate independent private >> and one villa with nine bedrooms. It's perfect for >> simas and stuff. >> Right. And seriously during the war was it two years of zero business or you >> zero? >> Seriously? I rented out a couple of the simmers longterm, you know, for the but even that was uh >> Is it picking up now? >> Yeah, it's okay. It's okay. The the August the Bay money was nice was good. >> You know, they always say that the farmer is the greatest person of faith because everything his entire >> life depends on the weather which of course is 100% controlled by God as we know aside from the those who think the Jews control the weather. And then and then when you're in small business because we go through this all the time when you're in small business it's also a level of faith because you know there's so many factors that can you know one thing goes wrong could it take you months to recover etc etc. You are sitting in Israel at the mercy I'm and I'm sorry I'm saying it this way but everyone knows I don't mean it like this at the mercy of the enemy because if they do start I know I know of course it's God but you know what I'm saying. >> Yep. Yep. >> Because if they start up everything shuts down by you. It's a it's a it's a reminder, a daily reminder, an annual reminder. >> I remember now you actually gave us an opportunity to just rent space and I I did that once or twice. I bought one or two nights, wasn't it you? I think it was your place where I bought one or two nights during the war or during co maybe maybe it was during co maybe >> where I there was a thing where you sent something out and said please just help support the community the people that usually work here etc. So, we booked a couple of rooms that, you know, obviously white up. Easy housekeeping. Well, we did that. I'll tell you that much. But that's I'll tell you. >> Yeah. >> Anyway, the positive is that you're in the holy city of Tvat. >> That's where I'm supposed to be. >> And I have two children living in Jerusalem and I always wonder if living there it makes the specialness of it wear off. How would you How many years you in spot? >> 35 years. >> So, what would you say after 35 years? Is is there still a large big level of specialness that ma that maintains itself in your family and community? >> Okay. So so is right with the fire >> because of the basot >> correct is theat is the moon. It's soft. It doesn't burn you. >> And it's also right one of the four ariklat the cities of refuge. So a lot of people there are murderers, you know, accidentally and we're you're >> Did I spot was an ear mikllet? >> We're we're one of the four holy cities. Oh, >> seriously? >> Also, yeah. >> And it was an ear mllet. >> That's what I understand. Yeah. Interesting. >> Um so you're there >> and am I right or wrong that there's still this >> aura about it that that maintains itself even after three and a half decades? >> After 2,000 years. But I'm saying for you, meaning what you feel. >> Yes, for sure. For sure. No question about it. I walked down those cobblestones and this is where the ARI was. This is where this is where it happened. The Gomorra was written in that whole that whole area. >> How far do your uh bandmates live from you? >> Uh well, they abandoned me. >> Where are they? What city are they in? >> Uh Elio lives in >> your Hodes. >> Not bad. Not a bad upgrade. Yeah. >> And Mr. Zaram is living near his parents in Ro currently. >> Nice. So he's able to do the mitzvah a lot better and a lot more often than he used to. >> Very nice. Yoni Lipchitz is here. We're talking about Simply Fat. We'll go through the schedule if you want to attend any of their performances during the Kanuka season. They are sold out. For those of you who thought that he'd be here begging people to book them on these empty nights in their schedule, that's not the case. They are sold out. Thank God. If look, here's the bottom line and this is what we really should concentrate on since you are sold out. Obviously, there are people taking care of your properties while you're here in the United States. >> Yes, indeed. >> Yeah. Family members, other people. I'm sure >> two daughters and son-in-law. >> All right. And I hear they're wonderful. >> New Well, then >> obviously. So, there are people who are going to be traveling to Israel at the end at the end of December and at the end of January. Yeshiva. >> Look us up www.fiddlers. Fiddlers in not fiddlers sin, fiddlers in hyphenated.net. >> And what's the weather like in December in spot like are people going to be frozen or what? >> Well, we have we have air conditioning. You know, we have heating for December. >> We have heating. >> So, okay, that I get. But what is it like >> once every 3 four years we get snow and it doesn't melt and typical December Shabas and spot. Is comfortable to walk in the streets? Like is it >> It's wet. It's not 15° outside. >> There are two seasons in Israel. Don't Don't you remember? There's summer and rainy season. >> There's 100° and there's And there's rain. And there's winter, right? >> Not winter. Rain. >> I'm saying. But winter in Israel is rain. >> Yeah. >> So, did it rain Did it rain this weekend? >> I wasn't there. >> You don't speak to anybody in spot while you're here. >> They don't tell me the weather report. >> You don't go on your computer to see what's happening in SWAT. I mean, come on. Cuz not every day rains during the winter there. And when I call my wife, we talk about the eight kids and the 28 grandkids and we talk about what's going on in our lives. The weather report gets left for people who don't have what the doctor >> Where's your oldest grandchild right now? What city? >> He's in uh Yale. He just fell and he hurt his knee. >> I'm sorry to hear that. What an army accident. >> Uh no, but it might get him out of the army. >> He's 18. >> They're looking for him. >> They're looking for an excuse. That's hilarious. Um, and he's the oldest of 28. >> He's No, he's older grandson. I have a granddaughter who's 20 going. >> Where does she hang out? >> She is teaching in in Kira Chimmono. >> That's far. >> Yeah. No, it's not far. On the northern border. >> 45 minutes. What's far? >> Is Kira Chimono less than an hour from you? >> Yes. >> Interesting. >> Depends on how >> I'm trying to get my northern geography set because, as you know, I'm going to end up either in the north or in a lot. One of the two. You're one of Israel. That's not Israel. It's >> not biblical Israel. >> You don't have to pay. You don't have to pay uh tax. You don't uh there no tariffs down there. >> You have to keep two deontent in a lot or not. >> Probably. I don't know. I never I don't know. >> I wonder what the rabbi say. >> Ask Ask your rabbi. Ask your local rabbi. >> Interesting. >> Um anyway, so that's the story. uh your granddaughter up in Kirachona, your grandson in Urusim, and those are the people that you check on when you call Israel. You're not asking about the weather. However, back to my point, if someone does spend Kanuka weekend very >> special and it's not raining the entire time. >> No, it's off and on. It's, you know, some days good and some days not good. You know, >> rain is good every day. >> I just said that some days good and some days without the rain is not good. You're not going to get me on that one. My father was >> You recovered. You recovered. >> My father was mocked. You can't say a bad word about it. Israel. If we would complain that rain ruined our day in Israel. Oh my gosh. >> He was not happy. >> I one of my kids got married and and there was between the when what day should the wedding be? And there's a there's a minhag minhug that the wedding should be at the beginning of the month, not at the end of the month. First half of the month, right? And so we were we wanted it to be at the beginning of the month and they were saying it's got to be at the end of the month. So I went to my rabbi. I said, "Rabbi, what's the deal here? They don't want it on the right." >> He said, "Any day there's a wedding is a good day." >> Oo, I like that answer. >> I said, "Oh, never mind." >> I like that answer. I like that answer. >> You don't have to cry about the little things, you know. >> Yeah, that's true. But there are a lot of people in this audience from theidic background who would be mocked to get married in the first half. center but of the of a different idea. Did you see the moon isn't worth >> understood? Did you see the moon this morning while you were driving? >> Did I see the moon? I was driving over the Tapenzy Bridge. >> You didn't see the moon. It was absolutely spectacular. >> Absolutely spectacular. >> I was busy talking to my wife. >> You see that? And I was speaking to my son at 3:40 this morning at his army base near Modí. >> He's in the army base. Wow. >> He's in Sah. >> I'm proud of you. >> Proud of me? >> Yeah. >> I didn't do anything. Ian was >> You raised him. >> Okay. He also has an amazing mother. >> Well, she's not here to thank. It wouldn't be sneeze for me to thank her anyway. >> Oh, that's the madrega you're on. Very impressive. Write her a note. I'll deliver it. Kas, you should actually meet up with somebody. All right. Yi Lipus is here. He mentioned this song to me earlier off the air. We'll do it from Simply Spot. And you're listening to JM in the AM. I do. I la this man. Let me smile. I'll sh Make this smile. Smile. I wish you smile. Y my y my n my y my y my y my y. >> Hey man, 2,000 years. I know. We got to pick ourselves up. Let's go. Take a friend and start to dance. Yeah, that's good. Take your hand. Let's go together. All right. Come on. Let's go. Let's dance. Let's go. Hey, you in the corner. Come on. Those problems. Forget about it. You know, if you dance, I bet you those problems will go away. Go. >> Okay. Pack up your suitcases. Everybody come there. song means don't be sad. >> Don't do it. >> How do we say it in Hebrew? >> Well, the rebats al >> and someone actually stopped you and said that the song was very meaningful to me. >> Oh my gosh, I got it. It's so funny cuz when that album was reviewed, >> they said that song was the pits and it was only filler to fill out the album and it was terrible. But all the other songs they it was a good review except for that one track. I'm telling you, a week later it was played on the on air and someone called me and said it saved my life. >> Wow. >> I was on the precipice of God forbid. >> Oh yay. Wow. >> And I just I was just like a celestial joke on this. They they don't know that it's not >> shows you what the reviewers know. >> Oh my gosh. >> I better be careful now when I review music. Uh Simply Spot. Let's go through the schedule one more time. Those of you who are in um those of you who are traveling to Israel and you have this desire to spend some time up north, Merrron, you mentioned obviously what other uh what other tourist attractions am >> right there, >> right? We have uh >> um Kev the Rambam's there or not? >> Rambam is in Turio. >> It's very away. >> Yeah. And it's on the way actually. >> On the way. There you go. You get an opportunity to go to the fiddlersin. Fiddlersin.net. Fiddlersin.net. Again, it's fiddlersin.net. >> There you go. Right. That.com is in Tennessee. Don't do it. >> Will you will you help people with shabas plans if they come to fiddlers in the >> If I get there, we will help. >> I wouldn't know where to go, David. I wouldn't know where to find the minion I want. >> Yeah. Do you can't find me an Ashkanaz minion? >> That's a little difficult. >> There is no there is there is. So, I need to know where to go. >> To go to breast. >> Okay. No, I need to know where to go for my minion. I need to know where >> I need to know where to get a good challenge shop this morning. Do you know all this stuff or not? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> And it will be shared. I won't keep it a secret. >> I hope it'll be shared. >> Well, we won't gateep it. >> I'm not uh I'm not heading up that spot for no reason. What are you kidding? You better not You better not gatekeep it. Uh okay. Here's the schedule. Everybody listen carefully because uh this might apply to you. Uh, Simply Spot is together performing Friday and Shabas or I should say this coming uh, Shabas night I assume, right? Saturday night, >> right? >> In St. Louis with the Rabbi Tendler >> St. Louis. >> If you're listening in St. Louis, get ready. First night Kaneka, Sunday, Fifth Avenue Synagogue. Monday Kaneka, Rabbi Catz, uh, in Miami. Kabad on wheels. Tuesday uh, at the Kabad of Fort Lauderdale by the Sea. Lordale by the Sea. That's Tuesday of Kaneka. Wednesday of Kaneka at SAR. Wednesday at Kaneka and Morty at night in Lakewood, New Jersey. You get a crowd in Lake. >> Yes. It's beautiful. I love it. Morty is incredible. >> It's so special. So special. >> Someone who passed away. >> I named it after him. >> Wow. Yeah. >> M Shabas Khan. When I'm going to be eating my bagels and lotas, you'll be up in Washington Heights at the Mount Si Jewish Center. I love that show. And finally, Zos Khan Sunday night, you'll be in White Lake, Rockaway, New Jersey with Rabbi Bombgard. >> Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Some may ask, are there really Jews there? And I can tell you there are Elio actually grew up that was a summer home they had in in uh White Lake. >> Yeah. >> Really? >> Yeah. He they went there for the summertime. Yeah. >> That's how we got to know that's how the inn was cuz he knew the area. That was the entree. >> Yeah. >> Yes. You wanted the same. >> I wanted to say that after after Kaneka, Eliahu and I I'm I'm going to be here for another month or two. >> I'm taking care of my my parents, >> but Eliao is staying on also. And we have opportunity if anyone wanted a simply duet. >> A simpler simply very simple. Very simple. >> A simpler simp. >> So if anyone was interested in uh having >> So that would be what January >> for January >> until January 11th. I believe >> first half of January >> right opening. >> So anybody out there who wants to try out the simply taught duets. >> Try out try out >> you want to try out these >> a nice nice quiet chevraas with background music violin guitar. Right. I told you about the violin and the guitar. Did I ever uh tell you about that? The the we all know that the four cities are the holy cities in Eritus realm. the there's in the kiti the books of the he says that the musical instruments Oh, you should know this. >> Go ahead. >> You got to know this. You don't know this. >> You don't know what I'm about to say. How would you know this? >> The form the musical instruments are also compared to the four elements. >> Yeah. >> Right. We have that band called the fire fire and water whatever. Anyway, um so so if we compare the four elements, Jerusalem is is fire. What's what compares to fire? >> Is earth is water, right? What what musical instruments compare to air, right? What? So, so if you think about it, being the place where the aos are buried, >> are like percussion uh drums >> and uh is kind of obvious. The air is uh clarinets and air >> flutes etc. He says that that stringed instruments are water and if you think about a a Neville about a harp playing it's like water waves or or water stream babbling brook whatever. >> So what's fire? >> What's the answer? >> So the answer is the violin. >> Oh really? >> The violin because when you draw the bow across the strings it's friction and friction is fire. >> I like that. >> So now when what when did wake up? >> Right. He woke up at midnight. How did he wake up? >> The >> What was his alarm? >> The harp. >> The wind. >> Well, the wind played on his harp. Where was the wind from? >> Safat >> north. >> The northernly wind. It came from is the medium of music because there's no music under the water. There's no music in the in the in the in the ground, right? And and so when you have fire and water together, violin and guitar, veneer and water, what's that in Hebrew? A vayam shamayam. Heaven. >> There you go. >> It's musical heaven. >> There you go. >> So I want to make one more recommendation before we wrap up. In addition to trying out the duet, you and Eli Yao, I think people should take the opportunity, especially for the beginning of January, if you're not busy, I don't know how your weekends work, to invite you and alo for a shabas, to talk about to play some music, mozzabas, to have a realidic. >> We're available during those two mo shabases, the third and the 10th, we're actually booked >> really right local like if someone in New York and New Jersey wanted you for shabas, could you do it? Shabas Shabas itself were available. Okay. For moz shabas those two mo shabases were not available. But uh >> how do people reach you? >> Reach me uh from the website simply fat.com. >> Simple as that. >> Simply with a Z or an S. >> Right. So we say T as in Torah. S as in sima. Fat as in not skinny as Torah. We're fat in Torah and simha. So now I give you the the menic if you say so pneumonic. >> Thank you pneumonic. >> Something like that. >> I thank you for joining us. >> Thank you for being joined. >> Um enjoy the tour. >> Thank you. >> Best regards to everybody. >> Thank you very much. >> Including your bandmates and your family. And maybe we'll see you in spots soon. >> You're the best. You're the best in the home. >> You have a song called You the Best. >> That's right. We have an album called You the Best. >> Oh, it's an album. It's an album. It's a live album. >> There's no title track to it. >> No, but uh it's a live album. This is >> understood. Maybe we'll make it to one day. >> Yala, you're invited. You have a place. You have a home. You have a bed. You have a pillow. >> Yeah. Is the uh is the villa expensive? Is it an expensive proposition? >> Is the acronym for parnas to Okay. In Hebrew, right? You always need a livelihood. So, uh but for you, we can make an exception. We'll double the price. The music artist that you listen to most as a kid was >> Oh my gosh. Remember as a kid? >> Cuz you didn't grow up in any Orthodox circles. >> Oh my gosh. Are you serious? You're >> I'm just curious. A musician like yourself who's musically trained. >> Seriously, you were a classical musician. >> Oh my gosh. Do you know Do you know anything about him? >> No. >> Is the same time as the BMT to Hashem. There was a there's a there was a a shea from the mala that needed to come down into this world. The nonjews got Bach. >> Wow. >> We got the BTO, >> right? >> Who has a couple of good himself? >> That's an understatement. >> Very different than Bakur, but he's got >> And we're not talking about the Bach from the Gumar, >> right? >> Johan Sebastian Bach is who you mean. >> Yeah. So if you do you still listen to classical music in your in your when you want to relax a bit or not like it has zero impact on you? >> Uh do I have to tell the truth? >> Well why wouldn't you? Like it's not a a sin to listen to it is it? >> Um it makes me very happy. >> Right. And so you do get an opportunity. >> I do. >> Are your parents into classical music? >> Uh very much so. >> Really? >> Very much so. >> Also Bach are they prepare >> anything? Anything in >> like they go for Beethovven? >> They go for all everything except Stravinsky. >> Wow. Eigor. Eigor. You must be shocked that I'm familiar at all with classical music. You're not shocked. >> Listen, you're Mr. Music. This is >> No, I'm not Mr. Music. It's just funny that I actually know their full names. That's all. You know, when I was in elementary school, I had to write a paper about a uh a composer, a a classical composer. >> Who did you choose? >> I have to pronounce it the way my mother told me to pronounce it. Dvorjac. >> Yes, sir. >> Most people would say D'vorak, >> but it's Dvorjac. But I don't think I've ever heard his music. >> No. >> I just wrote a paper about his life. >> Very intense music. >> Seriously? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> What's that really intense Beethovven piece? The fourth, the 10th. No, >> it's not. It's not a bottle. >> No, I'm talking about the the sad. >> No, that's that's a that's a famous piece that everyone loves. There's a piece by Beethovven, I don't know if it's the fourth or 10th or what, that's really dark and and thunder like there's a lot of thunder in it. You know, >> the ninth is the heroic. I mean that or the AOA one of them is with a huge chorus, >> right? It's a ninth. >> There's no tenth by the way. >> So it's a ninth. That's what I'm talking about. >> It was the last one, >> right? And it's his darkest one, right? It's like a very a lot of power in it. Correct. >> They're all got a lot of power. >> You know what I mean though by power? Like raw power as opposed to the beautiful, you know, fifth of Beethovven stuff. >> All they all have movements and the movements sway between power and >> Right. But in that one in the ninth, it's it's >> No, that's that's intense. Yeah. >> Right. because there's one piece to it. I don't know. >> The last movement, >> which is just insane. Like, >> how do you know from this? I I'm the type of guy who likes to tell people he knows a little bit about everything. >> You know, Rabenu Rabman, he says that music comes from the same place under the throne of glory as prophecy. >> Hard to believe that that's not true. >> And the prophets when they prophesized, they couldn't prophesize without music. They needed the music to put them in a in a state of ex ecstasy and then they prophesized. They didn't just, you know, walk around and prophesize. They needed the music to get them into that into that state. >> I wonder what David Alo would say about the music that's produced. I'm being serious. I'm not joking. Like like take Vegas, right? >> Heartsig and you know and beautiful help helps people know the words to many hill etc etc. I wonder what he would say about it. Like would he say this is a joke or would he say this is this is a really valuable you know vehicle for people to to to be inspired? >> There's no question the latter. >> You think so? >> There's no question. The only the only the only um that I personally have is that the electric music is is not necessarily music >> it's electric and >> hopically we make distinctions of microphone use and voice without a microphone. Shabas, Kisha, a whole bunch of stuff that's discussed. >> That's a very good point you're making. >> What would he consider that pure music if he heard synthesized stuff? You know, >> that's interesting. Did you say that? >> If he heard a good sax solo, >> what would he what would he say? >> A sax, >> right? I'm saying but no, but some is is is a machine generated and some is human generated. So, a real human generated sex solo music. >> That's music 100%. It comes from the lungs of a person. >> He's putting his whole gishmak into. >> So you're not saying modern or updated. You're saying more the machine type. You know what would he say to that? >> Well, I would I wouldn't say what I wouldn't ask what he would say to it. I myself have speakers on the machine music. >> Right. >> Boy, you'd have been horrified by a WhatsApp I got yesterday. Someone put into AI um create a song sung by this guy about this. including and and then sent me the song and it was you can't >> I wouldn't say great song it was just it's unbelievable within seconds AI created a song >> with all the instruments the entire background the chorus the words the lyrics everything >> you know what it used to be in the old days and we're talking about like 2 three 500 years ago >> a person would get married on a Friday because it's expensive to have all the braas and Friday night would be a sura and they would hire goyam this is what the rabbanim were for fire about against they would hire goyam on Friday afternoon to play the sim to play and they would continue playing into chabas and I know the the rabbim were were very fire against that because on chabas but >> understood >> but that's it happened >> the whole debate about non-Jews playing Jewish music has continued even without question >> all the way until now especially you go to all these live events and weddings etc >> um but you just said something to me what was it I had to add to that what were I was talking about you mentioned about the machines and the synthesized music >> and it doesn't sound the same and I can't remember what it was. >> What would he say? >> Right. I don't remember. Anyway. >> All right. Hey, listen. We're getting on in our ears. >> Thanks. I appreciate that. Good seeing you as well. >> Thank you so much for having us having a >> pleasure >> and uh >> see you in spots. >> Look looking forward to it. It's a standing invitation. And don't wait until I you know every week I have to invite you. >> How many kosher restaurants are in spot? >> Not enough. >> Seriously, >> there are a few. >> Are there places to eat? Are there places? >> Mendes. Mendes is fantastic. >> There's a place where Mendy's. Unbelievable. >> Who's Mendy? >> Kabag Sanzer, I think. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> Came all the way from Ash, >> you know. He's been there a long time. >> Has he been there a while? >> It's a fantastic restaurant. The the stakes are comparable to to uh was it the the theeras? Wow, you're pulling out a classic, let me tell you. >> All right. Unfortunately, we got to end this thing because I've been enjoying it so much. 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