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Friday, October 13, 2023

Israel, God's people

 

Draiman with his son

                                   Disturbed, with Draiman singing the Israel anthem.

David Draiman is Jewish, was educated in Israel, studied in America.

                                                        The Light with David Draiman

Each is about 3 min. long, worth listening to at least part of it.  This is a real departure from what I had heard before. His voice is hypnotic.

I met the Disturbed music quite by accident. It was my 10 yr. old gr-daughter who showed me the new cover of Sound of Silence played some selections that I really enjoyed.

Thing is that if I had not fallen in love with David Draiman and his powerful voice, I would never have gone to find his work, even listened to him. Happy accidents.

                                                     One of the guitarists brought his 9 yr old
                                               son, Justin Donegan's birthday. One time
                                              Draiman introduced his pregnant wife with
                                             her pregnant belly.  He was so proud of his
                                          family, and his love for them is awesome.



 HERE: some about his training.
 
Draiman was trained to be a cantor, given the voice.  "As a child I had trained as a cantor, who leads the Jewish congregation in prayer, so I’d had quite a bit of vocal training. And that’s still with me to this day."
 
Daiman considered studying Law or becoming a rabbi. He felt his interest in becoming a rabbi was discarded.  He studied law, planning to become a lawyer, but his voice and talent were not in a law book.
  
Before David Draiman became famous as the singer of the heavy metal band Disturbed, he trained to be a cantor. That didn’t go so well. Growing up in Chicago, he was expelled from three different yeshivas, and after a rowdy night of Purim drinking as a teenager, he blew up his high school rabbi’s van.
 
 
I know that Disturbed is a rock band of some fame, which I am just discovering.
Just really enjoyed listening to his voice and songs. The musicians are incredibly 
talented
 His voice fills the stadium. 
 
There you have it. I have fallen in love Disturbed and David Draiman.


This is a repost from Jan. 2022.
Watching the war in Israel and Palestine, how can we not
be horrified

History teaches so much. Sadly the younger university
students seem to be skewed. Lack of understanding history will
doom generations whose minds reach only so far.


Pray for the Israel. Pray for its people. 

ג וַאֲבָרְכָה, מְבָרְכֶיךָ, וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ, אָאֹר; וְנִבְרְכוּ בְךָ , כֹּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָה3 “I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse.  Genesis 12:3
 

 

   

 

 

 


 

18 comments:

  1. Blew up the Rabbi's van! Wow.
    Not a fan of the band but definitely standing with Israel.

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    1. burning up the van?! His parents must have been horrified.

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  2. Praying for Israel and for all who are caught up in this horrifying attack.

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    1. Too many innocents have died already, and more will follow. May God place His hands around Israel.

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  3. All my life I was taught to support Israel, of course WE do. Prayers.
    Sherry & jack
    ps: Wish I could enjoy music, but no longer..... I miss it.

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    1. I understand. I used to play piano for church. With hand surgeries that part of my life seems to be fading away.

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  4. Not my type of music, Susan, but David's voice is absolutely outstanding. Thanks for sharing!
    And yes, praying for Israel around the clock.

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  5. One has to have a powerful voice for that kind of music. I'm glad he found his place.

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  6. Praying for the peace of Jerusalem.

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  7. I think you've featured Disturbed on here before. Great group.

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    1. Draiman has a voice and a message. Praying for Israel people and freedom.

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  8. He does have a very nice voice and I'm glad he chooses to share it with the rest of the world.

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    1. Draiman has sung "Sound of Silence" that blew me away.

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  9. excellent post and yes, his voice is tremendous. I have been to some Jewish ceremonies and always struck by the cantor's skills.
    I agree that somehow, someway history needs to be taught and students must be allowed some "critical thinking" (I know that's a bad concept these days). However, people need to understand the past to avoid a repeat of horror. Big sigh for this world, my friend. I try to be positive, but SO much is worrisome right now. Meanwhile, music is a huge plus!

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    1. History is being sliced and diced. I wonder how much history will be remembered in 10 years.

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