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Sunday, September 15, 2024
Chassidic Singer Shulem Lemmer Sings Frank Sinatra's Hit "My Way" in Tel Aviv
We've
become big fans of Shulem Lemmer after spending a Shabbat with him in
Delray Beach a couple of years ago when he was the star of a concert at
Anshei Emuna Congregation.
Shulem Lemmer, known professionally simply as "Shulem," is an American
Belz Hasidic singer from Borough Park, Brooklyn, in New York City. He is
the first born-and-raised Haredi Jew to sign a major record contract
with a leading label, Universal Music Group, under its classical music
Decca Gold imprint.
Before becoming a full-time singer, Lemmer was marketing director at a
technology firm start-up based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He also works
as a cantor during the High Holidays at Congregation Ahavath Torah, a
Modern Orthodox synagogue in Englewood, New Jersey.
Shulem Lemmer is the most recent rising star
of the Jewish musical tradition that has been intertwined in the life,
faith, and culture of the Jewish people throughout their history.
Whether it's prayers, psalms, or contemporary classics, this youthful
Brooklyn tenor finds in music something rich and affirming, an endeavor
that makes the soul soar and the spirit rise and speaks to the human
condition.
Shulem
is as comfortable with popular music and Broadway show tunes as he is with Chassidic
music. Today we're sharing a performance by Shulem of Frank Sinatra's hit My Way at Magen David Adom's annual event at the Heichal Hatarbut in Tel Aviv in June 2023.
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