Avraham Fried
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Avraham Shabshi Hakohen Friedman (born March 22, 1959) better known by his stage name
, Avraham Fried, is a popular musical entertainer in the Orthodox
Jewish community.
, the rebbe of Lubavitch. Fried began his career with the release of his first album "No Jew Will Be Left Behind" in 1981, featuring the song "Kel Hahodaos", written by Kol Salonica.
In the summer of 2009, Fried made a concert tour in Israel
where he introduced Israeli singer and composer Chanan Yovel and featured the songs Rak T'filla and U'Nesane Tokef. His first DVD was released in December 2009.
, similar to Mordechai ben David
and tends to integrate many styles of popular music, including pop, rock and jazz, with Jewish lyrics and themes.
, Brooklyn
. He is a Lubavitcher
Hasid
. His wife is of the Krasnjansky family. His brother is the Hasidic lecturer Rabbi Manis Friedman
. His nephews are Jewish singer Benny Friedman, and Shmuel and Bentzi Marcus of Eighth day.
It has been reported that he will soon release his third Yiddish album of songs by composer Yom Tov Ehrlich
.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
, Avraham Fried, is a popular musical entertainer in the Orthodox
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism , is the approach to Judaism which adheres to the traditional interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Sanhedrin and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and...
Jewish community.
Career
Fried was encouraged towards a music career by Rabbi Menachem Mendel SchneersonMenachem Mendel Schneerson
Menachem Mendel Schneerson , known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe or just the Rebbe among his followers, was a prominent Hasidic rabbi who was the seventh and last Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. He was fifth in a direct paternal line to the third Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe, Menachem Mendel...
, the rebbe of Lubavitch. Fried began his career with the release of his first album "No Jew Will Be Left Behind" in 1981, featuring the song "Kel Hahodaos", written by Kol Salonica.
In the summer of 2009, Fried made a concert tour in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
where he introduced Israeli singer and composer Chanan Yovel and featured the songs Rak T'filla and U'Nesane Tokef. His first DVD was released in December 2009.
Musical style
His music is mostly categorized as pop Jewish musicContemporary Jewish religious music
For the purposes of this article, “contemporary” refers to the period from 1967 to the present day, “Jewish” refers to the various streams and traits of Judaism practiced. Many Orthodox Jews use the term “religious” to refer to a strict adherence to Jewish law...
, similar to Mordechai ben David
Mordechai ben David
Mordechai Werdyger , professionally known as Mordechai Ben David or MBD for short, is an American Hasidic Jewish singer and songwriter popular in the Orthodox Jewish community. He has been referred to as the 'King of Jewish music'. He has produced many popular Jewish albums over the past 40 years...
and tends to integrate many styles of popular music, including pop, rock and jazz, with Jewish lyrics and themes.
Personal life
Fried has 6 children and lives in Crown HeightsCrown Heights, Brooklyn
Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The main thoroughfare through this neighborhood is Eastern Parkway, a tree-lined boulevard designed by Frederick Law Olmsted extending two miles east-west.Originally, the area was known as Crow Hill....
, Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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. He is a Lubavitcher
Chabad-Lubavitch
Chabad-Lubavitch is a Chasidic movement in Orthodox Judaism. One of the world's larger and best-known Chasidic movements, its official headquarters is in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York...
Hasid
Hasidic Judaism
Hasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew —Ḥasidut in Sephardi, Chasidus in Ashkenazi, meaning "piety" , is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy through the popularisation and internalisation of Jewish mysticism as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith...
. His wife is of the Krasnjansky family. His brother is the Hasidic lecturer Rabbi Manis Friedman
Manis Friedman
Manis Friedman is a Chabad Lubavitch Hassid. He is a Torah scholar, rabbi, author, counselor and speaker and is the dean of the Bais Chana Institute of Jewish Studies....
. His nephews are Jewish singer Benny Friedman, and Shmuel and Bentzi Marcus of Eighth day.
Discography
- No Jew Will Be Left Behind (1981)
- The Time Is Now (1982)
- Forever One (1983)
- You're Never Alone (formerly Holyland's Greatest Hits [which includes other groups]) (1983)
- Melaveh Malka with Avraham Fried (1984)
- Goodbye Golus (1985)
- Around the Year Volume 2 (1986)
- The Good Old Days (1986)
- We Are Ready (1988)
- Around the Year Volume 3 (1989)
- Aderaba (1991)
- Yiddish Gems Volume 1 (1992)
- Hebrew Gems Volume 1 (1992)
- Shtar Hatna'im (1993)
- Yiddish Gems Volume 2 (1994)
- Hebrew Gems Volume 2 (1994)
- Bracha V'Hatzlacha (1995)
- Im Eshkachaich Yerushalayim (2 CD's) (1996)
- Hupp Cossack (1996)
- All the Best (1997)
- Chazak (1997)
- The Baal Shem Tov's Song (1998)
- My Fellow Jew - Yochid V'rabim (2001)
- Avraham Fried Live! (2001)
- Avinu Malkeinu (2003)
- Bein Kach U'vein Kach (2006)
- Niggunim of Zeide Friedman (2008)
- Yankel Yankel (2009)
- 30 Hits One Collection (2009)
- Live In Israel (2009)
It has been reported that he will soon release his third Yiddish album of songs by composer Yom Tov Ehrlich
Yom Tov Ehrlich
Rabbi Yom Tov Ehrlich was a renowned Hasidic musician, composer, lyricist, recording artist, and popular entertainer known for his popular Yiddish music albums. He was born in a small village Kozhan Gorodok, Belarus and raised in a nearby village Davyd-Haradok, Belarus . He survived the Holocaust...
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Other Solos and Singles
- Vehu Rachum & Yismichu Hashamayim (Solos) [part of Eli Lipsker Albums] as a child (1967?)
- V'nikeisi Damam (Solo) [part of S'dei Chemed International vol. 1] (1971) (This is what is also heard on his album Good-Bye Golus).
- V'hi Sheamdah (Solo) [part of Nichoach vol. 8] (1976)
- Arukah M'eretz Midah and Gam Ki Eileich (Singles) [part of Amudai Shaish Wedding Album], his first debut promo for the Jewish music scene (1979 or 1980) (Avraam fried also sang solos on Amudai Shaish Volume 3.)
- V'hu K'chasan and Asher Bara/Chayim Shey'hei Lanu (Singles) [part of Suki with a Touch of Ding] (early 80s)
- Al Kein Tzion (Single) [part of Yerushalayim All-star Cast] (1983)
- Hishal'lu, Niggun, and Hashem's the World Hashem We Love (Singles) [part of Torah All-star Cast] (1985)
- Pikudei Hashem and Ki L'cha Tov (Singles) [part of Simchah All-star Cast] (1986)
- Kol Rina and Keili Atah (Singles) [part of Halel All-star Cast] (1987)
- Prok Yas Anach and Racheim B'chasdecha (Solos) [part of MBD and Friends] (1987)
- Aleh Katan - Little Leaf (Single) (2002)
- Moriah (Single) [part of Mona 4] (2003)
- Ani Choshev Aleichem (Single) (2005)
- Galei (Single) [part of Afikoman (Oorah)] (2007)
- Ma Oshiv (Single) [part of Harei Yehudah] (2008)
- Ge'ulah Sheleimah (Single) [part of Kosher L'Pesach Bagels (Oorah)] (2008)
- Hesech Hada'as (Solo) [part of The 8th Note] (2008)
- Rak T'filla (Single) (2009)
- Haazinu (Solo, Single) (2009)
- The Song of Miracles (Single) (2009)
- Ki Hirbeisa (Single) (2010)
- Kinor (Single) [part of Shmorg 2 (Oorah)] (2010)
- Bar Yochai (Single) [part of Kdai R' Shimon Bar Yochai - Teem Productions] (2010)
- Hu Yivneh Bayis (Single) [part of Hamenagnim, Fried and Friends] (2010)
- Kama Tov Shenifgashnu (Single) (2011)