i cant believe i actually get to hear one of my favorite artist in the world sing this. this made me cry. not just the vocals, but the song. i cant believe a chanukah in hebrew was included. it is making me cry and cry feeling included for once in the holiday season. its in the tongue of my family, in a tune ive known since i was a baby, with heart and vocals that are perfection. so yes leslie odom jr you made me cry in the club but in a good way
Same! It’s a bit slower but the tune is the same. It’s ingrained in my mind, with the smell of latkes and melting candles, happiness. Andddd now I’m crying
I know the feeling. The singing has such raw emotion, I almost feel like I’m watching the maccabees rededicate the Beit Hamikdash right in front of me, seeing them make it fit for the king of kings after the Greeks filled it with idols, sorting through the rubble, finding a single jar of kosher oil, and of course the miracle takes place.
I'm not even mad that Maoz Tzur got turned into a jazzy Christmas tune, Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson sound fantastic and their Hebrew isn't bad! Thanks for at least giving Hanukkah and Jewish culture some representation!
I’m not that familiar with MR Odoms work, but I will try to fix that now. I am a Jewish woman, and I am so moved, especially in his pronunciation of the words he’s singing. I loved his performance
This is an amazing tune!! Voices are beautiful!! First year that our family is celebrating Chanukah. I am very thankful for our heritage!! This means a lot!!💖💖🙏🏽
I’m not Jewish but this is the best gift. Not a lot of people would have done this. I’m glad it was him. I love what he does, is soul, how talented he is. Everything. This is so soothing
I agree, neither am I. I work at an elementary school in the Houston area as a resident sub. Whenever I get the opportunity, I try to expand our student's horizons........This goes perfectly with the lesson I'm doing tomorrow. When we know more about each other, we treat each other better.
Wow they both actually voiced the chet in chanukah--that is soooo hard for people who didn't grow up familiar with hebrew sounds. major kudos for not shying away and pronouncing it like "h"
Thank you for including THE classic Hanukkah song in your album. I have listen to it at least 20 times and counting. The harmonies give me goose bumps!
I just heard this song on the new Hallmark movie tonight. I instantly knew it was Leslie even though it was in Hebrew. I don't know how but his voice just transcends genres and languages. BEAUTIFUL!
Hebrew Transliteration: Maoz tzur y’shuati l’cha naeh l’shabeach Tikon beit t’filati v’sham todah n’zabeach. L’eit tachin matbeach mitzar hamnabeach Az egmor b’shir mizmor chanukat hamizbeach Az egmor b’shir mizmor chanukat hamizbeach English: Rock of Ages let our song, Praise thy saving power; Thou amidst the raging foes, Wast our sheltering tower. Furiously they assailed us, But Thine arm availed us And Thy word broke their sword, When our own strength failed us. And Thy word broke their sword, When our own strength failed us.
@@Dj14e the accurate version is very ‘scary’ sounding sort of so I didn’t want to go that route. This is more lightehearted and more fitting for holiday spirit.
Your translation is inaccurate and sets a different tone to the song. I find this is better: My refuge, my rock of salvation! (Reference to God) It is pleasant to sing your praises, Let our house of prayer be restored (grand temple in Jerusalem), and there we will offer you our thanks. When You [will] have slaughtered the barking foe (probably talking about the Greeks that destroyed the temple) Then we will celebrate with song and psalm the dedication of the altar. (The alter here is a reference to the hopes of establishing the 3rd temple in Jerusalem)
Given that this song was written during the Crusades, when many entire Jewish communities in Europe were put to the sword by the Crusaders, I think it's clear upon whom the author was calling down divine wrath on. But these are different times and it's best to keep in mind now that we are living in a hopefully happier age.
@@evansiegel1732 these aren't really different times. The original song refers to Christians as enemy idolators and asks God to cast them into the shadows, which feels like a trifle compared to what many believe of the Jewish people and wish for us.
This made me cry; it is so beautiful. Thank you so much for doing this. It means so much to us Jews who love your music! I have listened to this like a hundred times on repeat.
This is unbelievably beautiful! And an awesome inclusion of Hebrew culture! I'm not Hebrew but even I appreciate the effort behind learning the pronunciations!
This is wonderful! I heard it in a movie on the Women's Network - " Love, Lights, Hanukkah!" and it was so beautiful! I looked it up on TH-cam to see if I could find it, and here it is! So Beautiful! I listen to it over and over! Really gets my spirit! Thank you!
Thank you, I’m honored to create and record this arrangement for Leslie and Nicolette. This is a very special track to my heart! Thank you for crediting my playing and the work I put into this 🙌🏽💝🎹
I've listened to this.. I don't even know how many times anymore.... I get goosebumps every time. Thank you so much for giving us this gift of your unique style on this song AND in Hebrew (which isn't easy). This was just what I needed to give me hope again 💖 Thank you!
So I am what is known as a messianic jew. I'm from NY and remember this song from Hebrew School and synagogue. I was blown away when our choir director (we're in rural Texas BTW now) handed me this out of the blue to sing as part of the christmas program knowing I was jewish and probably could handle the pronunciation.
Chanukah is always looked over bc it’s around Christmas time. It’s nice to see us getting a shout out! This version is beautiful and jazzy and his Hebrew is amazing! Go ahead Leslie and wifey!
Translated into English here are the words of the Hanukkah hymn Maor Tzur (Rock of Ages): Rock of Ages let our song, Praise thy saving power; Thou amidst the raging foes, Wast our sheltering tower. Furiously they assailed us, But Thine arm availed us And Thy word broke their sword, When our own strength failed us. And Thy word broke their sword, When our own strength failed us.
Y'all Nicolette Robinson is Jewish. Her baby is Jewish. Stop saying they "did this for Jewish people" when they (or at least mom and child) ARE Jewish people.
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Can we petition for a Jewish album from Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson? I'd love to see their take on some Purim and Passover songs!
Chanukah Sameach! Am Yisrael Chai!
Never thought I’d hear Leslie Odom Jr. sing מעוז צור but I'm here for it!
What? The talented can do anything!!!!! Check out the one where he’s singing in Portuguese from his LESLIE Odom jr album
It's Jewish, it's jazzy. What's not to like? What a wonderful Chanukah gift!
i cant believe i actually get to hear one of my favorite artist in the world sing this. this made me cry. not just the vocals, but the song. i cant believe a chanukah in hebrew was included. it is making me cry and cry feeling included for once in the holiday season. its in the tongue of my family, in a tune ive known since i was a baby, with heart and vocals that are perfection. so yes leslie odom jr you made me cry in the club but in a good way
Never started crying so fast from just one comment asdfghjkl
@@deedeedan8681 I know :'-( Who is peeling onions around here?
Same! It’s a bit slower but the tune is the same. It’s ingrained in my mind, with the smell of latkes and melting candles, happiness. Andddd now I’m crying
Same! It feels so good to be SEEN. I will love him forever for this.
I know the feeling. The singing has such raw emotion, I almost feel like I’m watching the maccabees rededicate the Beit Hamikdash right in front of me, seeing them make it fit for the king of kings after the Greeks filled it with idols, sorting through the rubble, finding a single jar of kosher oil, and of course the miracle takes place.
I'm not even mad that Maoz Tzur got turned into a jazzy Christmas tune, Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson sound fantastic and their Hebrew isn't bad! Thanks for at least giving Hanukkah and Jewish culture some representation!
Jazzy but never a Christmas song!
Keep in mind that a lot of the jazzy Christmas tunes were composed by Jews, so it’s a style we had a hand in creating. 😀
I think the song is beautiful. I looked up the lyrics and translation and love it even more. Nicolette is Leslie’s wife and I believe she is Jewish.
@@rdawn27 She is!
This is good fr
Really accurate on the Hebrew front, im impressed
This is the most amazing gift you could give Jewish people for the holidays!
Happy holidays from Israel 🥰
Yes!! Chanukah sameach!
Baruch HaShem’
Wow this is great especially with Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah falling together this year ❤ Love from Israel 🇮🇱💙🕎🎄
OMG his Hebrew is so good !!!
I’m not that familiar with MR Odoms work, but I will try to fix that now. I am a Jewish woman, and I am so moved, especially in his pronunciation of the words he’s singing. I loved his performance
Proud to be Jewish and know the languages....astounding rendition.
Thanks all
This is an amazing tune!! Voices are beautiful!! First year that our family is celebrating Chanukah. I am very thankful for our heritage!! This means a lot!!💖💖🙏🏽
I’m not Jewish but this is the best gift. Not a lot of people would have done this. I’m glad it was him. I love what he does, is soul, how talented he is. Everything. This is so soothing
I agree, neither am I. I work at an elementary school in the Houston area as a resident sub. Whenever I get the opportunity, I try to expand our student's horizons........This goes perfectly with the lesson I'm doing tomorrow. When we know more about each other, we treat each other better.
Wow they both actually voiced the chet in chanukah--that is soooo hard for people who didn't grow up familiar with hebrew sounds. major kudos for not shying away and pronouncing it like "h"
Well she's Jewish, so...
Thank you for including THE classic Hanukkah song in your album. I have listen to it at least 20 times and counting. The harmonies give me goose bumps!
How heartwarming. The Hebrew is flawless. What joy and a perfect way to celebrate the holiday of hope and imagination. Love you Bill
I just heard this song on the new Hallmark movie tonight. I instantly knew it was Leslie even though it was in Hebrew. I don't know how but his voice just transcends genres and languages. BEAUTIFUL!
Hebrew Transliteration:
Maoz tzur y’shuati
l’cha naeh l’shabeach
Tikon beit t’filati
v’sham todah n’zabeach.
L’eit tachin matbeach
mitzar hamnabeach
Az egmor b’shir mizmor
chanukat hamizbeach
Az egmor b’shir mizmor
chanukat hamizbeach
English:
Rock of Ages let our song,
Praise thy saving power;
Thou amidst the raging foes,
Wast our sheltering tower.
Furiously they assailed us,
But Thine arm availed us
And Thy word broke their sword,
When our own strength failed us.
And Thy word broke their sword,
When our own strength failed us.
@@Dj14e the accurate version is very ‘scary’ sounding sort of so I didn’t want to go that route. This is more lightehearted and more fitting for holiday spirit.
Your translation is inaccurate and sets a different tone to the song. I find this is better:
My refuge, my rock of salvation! (Reference to God) It is pleasant to sing your praises,
Let our house of prayer be restored (grand temple in Jerusalem), and there we will offer you our thanks.
When You [will] have slaughtered the barking foe (probably talking about the Greeks that destroyed the temple)
Then we will celebrate with song and psalm the dedication of the altar. (The alter here is a reference to the hopes of establishing the 3rd temple in Jerusalem)
Thank you for sharing this!
Given that this song was written during the Crusades, when many entire Jewish communities in Europe were put to the sword by the Crusaders, I think it's clear upon whom the author was calling down divine wrath on. But these are different times and it's best to keep in mind now that we are living in a hopefully happier age.
@@evansiegel1732 these aren't really different times. The original song refers to Christians as enemy idolators and asks God to cast them into the shadows, which feels like a trifle compared to what many believe of the Jewish people and wish for us.
this is amazing, I feel like I'm wrapped in a warm blanket
It's the way I've listened to this 492 times today for meee 😭😭😭
Yes!!!
How amazing to hear one of your most favourite artists singing this iconic Jewish Chanukah song. Thank you x
Absolutely beautiful! I love when you sing with your wife - such effortless harmony!
I didn’t even know this song and then I listened to it and man this is good
Woah... Aaron Burr singing מעוז צור... Mind BLOWN!
Happy Hanukkah, everyone!!!❤
So beautiful! The song we sing every year suddenly gets completely new life.
This made me cry; it is so beautiful. Thank you so much for doing this. It means so much to us Jews who love your music! I have listened to this like a hundred times on repeat.
I love how delicate and tasteful your voices sound together! Absolutely darling!
Mad respect for doing this. Your a man of many talents.
As a fellow male namesake this means a lot. I sang this growing up. This takes it to another level.
Lovely! Well done! Chanukah Sameach :)
A reverent remnant is awakening...🙏
IT MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO ME SINCE SO MUCH OF WHAT WE HEAR AND SEE THIS TIME OF YEAR IS ALL ABOUT CHRISTMAS
I have heard this before, beautiful.
this is what u call a very good and i mean very good masterpiece
Beautiful and thank you for that
This is so beautiful. It brought me to tears.
This is unbelievably beautiful! And an awesome inclusion of Hebrew culture! I'm not Hebrew but even I appreciate the effort behind learning the pronunciations!
This is wonderful! I heard it in a movie on the Women's Network - " Love, Lights, Hanukkah!" and it was so beautiful! I looked it up on TH-cam to see if I could find it, and here it is! So Beautiful! I listen to it over and over! Really gets my spirit! Thank you!
Within seconds, tears to my eyes. Thank you for this beautiful Chanukah gift!! 💓💓💓
the piano ughhh it’s amazing🥺
Thank you, I’m honored to create and record this arrangement for Leslie and Nicolette. This is a very special track to my heart! Thank you for crediting my playing and the work I put into this 🙌🏽💝🎹
Just beautiful. Thanks for this beautiful Hanukkah gift
I just heard Leslie Odom and Nicolette Robinson! Beautiful and of course the Hebrew is accurate, Nicolette is Jewish!
What a beautiful arrangement and performance. Thank you!
I've listened to this.. I don't even know how many times anymore.... I get goosebumps every time. Thank you so much for giving us this gift of your unique style on this song AND in Hebrew (which isn't easy). This was just what I needed to give me hope again 💖 Thank you!
This was holy
So I am what is known as a messianic jew. I'm from NY and remember this song from Hebrew School and synagogue. I was blown away when our choir director (we're in rural Texas BTW now) handed me this out of the blue to sing as part of the christmas program knowing I was jewish and probably could handle the pronunciation.
I am TOTALLY IMPRESSED!!
Outstanding!! I love you guys! ❤️❤️
So beautiful
You two together is MAGIC
thank you for sharing your versiion of this beautiful Hebrew Hanukkah song!
This is so good! Congratulations 🙌🏻, 🇧🇷
Wow. This is awesome.
Beautiful! This gives me the chills. Thank you!
I have chills! This is beautiful. Thank you.
Mmmmmmh can’t get enough!!!!🥺🎄🎄
This is such a good song! Keep up the good work Leslie
This is incredible
Beautiful!
think you! has a person ho living in Israel and love the song, we think you Leslie.
So beautiful 💜
Beautiful
This sounds so angelic.
Beautiful Hebrew and performance!
Utterly exquisite
Chanukah is always looked over bc it’s around Christmas time. It’s nice to see us getting a shout out! This version is beautiful and jazzy and his Hebrew is amazing! Go ahead Leslie and wifey!
Happy holidays 🇮🇱
How can someone have such a perfect voice, it’s so angelic
leslie & nicolette! love the arrangement. yous guys sound fabo! best wishes to ya!
Best chanukah gift ever!!!
damnn this is good
I needed that
Absolutely fantastic version!!!
Oh my😍😍😍
Translated into English here are the words of the Hanukkah hymn Maor Tzur (Rock of Ages):
Rock of Ages let our song,
Praise thy saving power;
Thou amidst the raging foes,
Wast our sheltering tower.
Furiously they assailed us,
But Thine arm availed us
And Thy word broke their sword,
When our own strength failed us.
And Thy word broke their sword,
When our own strength failed us.
Beautiful. Thank you.
beautiful!! Thanks. Happy Chanukah. Thelma Shore
Beautiful.
I love it ✨✨✨✨✨
Power couple!!
I'm willing to wait for it....
WAIT WTF THIS IS SO GOOD
This is so exiting for me! A Christmas themed Hanukkah song - PERFECT
Who the hell would dislike this??
Brilliant! Chag sameach
This would help 100% for mine winter wonderland performance I’m going to do for school
So so good for my Jewish soul!
Wow ! Amazing!! ✡️💙🇮🇱
Wow!
YAAASSSS!!!!
I cant believe it myself.
They sound so beautiful together and his wife is Jewish! So great!
More like Aharon Burg.
Hahaha - I GREATLY appreciate this joke! 👍🏾
I don’t know what you guys were saying, but I still love it💞💞💞💞
Thanks for representing the Jews! Beautiful.
On behalf of the Jews. Thanks 🥰
Who is playing that piano 🔥
Y'all Nicolette Robinson is Jewish. Her baby is Jewish. Stop saying they "did this for Jewish people" when they (or at least mom and child) ARE Jewish people.
Nice. You could go in expecting, or even wanting, to be cynical you old scroogy-man , and fail. I hear goodness and respect. Chag sameach!