My sugar-sweet friend Lenny Solomon is a Jewish Music outreach commando, the best there is. For the last twenty four years, he has played Jewish communities worldwide from all across the USA and Canada to Australia, South Africa, England and of course Israel where he lives. And while playing, he teaches Jewish concepts through his music and brings people closer to their roots,to Hashem and to their own souls. How does he do it? Lenny's happiness, smile, and energy pours through his music right into the listener's neshama.
Lenny gets our congratulations for the release of his #31 album since his band (and motif)Shlock Rock started in 1986. The album is called No Limits and consists of twelve original English songs and 51 minutes of music. Lenny sat at the piano for 4 days from Aug 5-9 and Hashem pumped him 12 new songs. He recorded them in a 5 day marathon session.
Go to his website www.shlockrock.com download his entire album and - get this - Pay What You Want! No kidding - it's for real! If you want to give $1 fine, $18 also fine, something in between - it’s up to you!
No one in Jewish music that we know of has ever marketed this way and we here at the Beams and at Emuna Outreach wish Lenny heaps of blessings in this project!
As a special treat for Beams readers, Lenny has given us one song to debut right here at the Beams. “Leah’s Song - And I Will Pray” talk’s about the power of prayer. Our matriarch Leah changed destiny twice! First when she was supposed to marry Esav (Esau) and second when she changed her seventh child from a boy to a girl so as not to embarrass her sister Rachel who was supposed to have two tribes! Every single one of us has the power of prayer! Here is the song to listen to and the lyrics as well; it takes about 4 seconds to download, so be patient. Enjoy!
Lennie Solomon: Leah's Song
I'm sitting here sadly, what can I do?
I'm supposed to marry Esau, a fate not for me or you
He's rejected Tradition he's left the Jewish Way
I don't want a life with him, there must be another way
I will cry out to Hashem ask him to help me out
I will cry out to Hashem it will leave no doubt
I will cry out to Hashem I know that He can come through
And I will pray to redirect the verdict
And I will pray to change the status quo
The powers within me – I know that He can see
And I will pray
I'm sitting here gladly, but what should I do
I'm about to give birth, this will be my seventh boy
This will mean my sister Rachel, will only have one tribe
Less than all the others, don't want to hurt her pride
I will cry out to Hashem ask him to help me out
I will cry out to Hashem it will leave no doubt
I will cry out to Hashem I know that He can come through
And I will pray to redirect the verdict
And I will pray to change the status quo
The powers within me – I know that He can see
And I will pray
There's trouble for our people everywhere we go
We need to use our power to help correct the flow
Let's learn from mother Leah – we can change it all
Let's open up our hearts and let's pray
And we must pray to redirect the verdict
And we must pray to change the status quo
The powers in all of us – in God we must have trust
And we will pray
The powers in all of us – in God we must have trust
And we will pray...