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the phenomenon or the movement from above, I see that it’s (PHOTO: CHAIIM TUITO)
producing tremendous changes.
A lot of singers who call themselves “secular” took part in the
Tzama initiative, and they achieved amazing things through it.
They’ve created outstanding duets and executions there that
are very exciting. It’s an extraordinarily electrifying concert,
and it’s done with very pure motives.
The idea of bringing out the power of Chassidic melodies, and
of including many artists who aren’t religious, who connect
with the audience and themselves through niggunim, is a really
important gift and a really important building block in the
spiritual and social process that we’ve been undergoing here
as a nation in recent decades.

Aside from playing music together, have you formed deeper
connections with other artists, connecting through serving
Hashem?
I’ve had the opportunity to connect with a wide and varied spec-
trum of artists, and some of those connections have developed
into friendships of many years. Generally, artists in Israel are
very deep people who are searching, and many Israeli musicians
are on a very high spiritual level. Working together as artists
leads naturally and immediately to questions, conversations
and learning that’s a lot deeper. Some of these friendships have
developed into chevrutot, and some became dear friends. It’s a
wonderful gift.

 This interview was originally published in Hebrew in Karov Eilecha.

(ABOVE PHOTOS: CHAIIM TUITO)

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