R' Cheskie Weisz

About R' Cheskie Weisz

R' Cheskie Weisz is a composer on Lehallel — the filtered YouTube platform. 79+ of his recordings can be watched here, with no ads and no comments.

R' Cheskie Weisz is a composer of Chassidic niggunim, and his channel is a collection of his melodies, many of them recorded by the best-known voices of the Chassidic stage. Avraham Fried sings "Ki Rutzi"; Mordechai Ben David and Yeedle sing "Sukkah'le"; Lipa Schmeltzer sings "Beis HaMikdash HaShlishi" - the third Beis HaMikdash; Beri Weber sings "Dovid"; Benny Friedman sings "Shira"; Isaac Honig sings "Sabeinee"; Motty Steinmetz sings "Yihyu Leratzon"; Mendy Weiss sings "Far Dir" - for You; Pinky Weber sings "Ezras"; Zanvil Weinberger sings "Invei HaGefen"; Shloimie Daskal sings "Mi She'oso"; Ahrele Samet sings "Ohr Beis HaShoeivah"; Shmueli Ungar sings "Simi Lev"; Dovy Meisels sings "Shabbos Shalom"; and Yanky Steinmetz sings "Yodea Ta'alumos".

Most of his songs are titled only by their Hebrew or Yiddish words, the way niggunim are known at a tish. From the prayers come "Yihyu Leratzon" - may the words of my mouth find favor - "Barcheinu", "Malchuscha", "Kisei Rachamim", the throne of mercy, "Yodea Ta'alumos", the One who knows what is hidden, "Pnei Meshichecha", the face of Your anointed, "Shomer Hashem", Hashem is your guardian, "Hodu Lo", "Mikolos" and "Tefillas Rabim", the prayer of the many. For Shabbos there are "Malachei HaShalom", "Kel Mistater" and "Amra Shabbos"; for the yom tov "Sukkah'le" and "Hashta Hacha", now we are here; for the days of the Omer, "Hod SheBeHod".

Others are niggunim of the heart in Yiddish and Hebrew: "Du Nar Du" - only You; "Vi A Tate" - like a father; "Red Tzu Mir" - speak to me; "Drapenen" - steps; "Lechtele" - a little light; "Niggun HaKeni'ah", a niggun of submission; "Zar'a Chaya VeKayama", a living and lasting offspring; "Shalem Yeshalem"; "Zachartee"; "BaMistarim"; "Achoseinu"; "Areshes"; "Az BeYom"; "Nadedah"; "Doresh Tov"; "Kerach Nechmad"; and "Dovid HaMelech". Two long medleys gather the niggunim of R' Moshe Yechezkel Weiss.

Several of his niggunim come back on his page more than once, so a listener can hear what each singer brought to the same melody: "Yodea Ta'alumos" in his own recording and with Yanky Steinmetz, "Far Dir" alone and with Mendy Weiss, "Sukkah'le" alone and with Mordechai Ben David and Yeedle, "Shira" alone and with Benny Friedman, and "Yihyu Leratzon" alone and with Motty Steinmetz. Beside the best-known voices of the Chassidic stage - Avraham Fried, Mordechai Ben David, Lipa Schmeltzer - stand Shmueli Ungar, Dovy Meisels, Pinky Weber and Isaac Honig, each giving one of his songs a voice of its own.

The words of more of his niggunim, put into English: "Ki Ratzu" - for they desired; "Dovid HaMelech" - King David; "Achoseinu At" - you are our sister; "Areshes" - the expression of our lips; "Az BeYom" - then, on the day; "Doresh Tov" - seeking good; "Kerach Nechmad" - a beloved city; "Zachartee" - I remember; "BaMistarim" - in hidden places; "Nadedah" - it wandered; "Shalem Yeshalem" - he shall surely pay; "Malachei HaShalom" - the angels of peace; "Kel Mistater" - the hidden G-d; and "Amra Shabbos" - the Shabbos said. The medleys of R' Moshe Yechezkel Weiss's niggunim come in two parts, each a long chain of melodies sung one after another.

A listener meeting his music for the first time can begin with "Ki Rutzi" in Avraham Fried's voice, or with "Sukkah'le" sung by Mordechai Ben David and Yeedle, and then go on to the niggunim under their own names - "Vi A Tate", "Du Nar Du", "Lechtele" - and to the two medleys, which are best heard from start to end. Every melody opens on its own page, to be played in full, with no ads and no comments around it, and the Hebrew and Yiddish names stand beside the English ones so a listener who knows a niggun by its words will find it.

To find your way here: the page opens with his songs as the guest singers recorded them, then the medleys, then the rest of his niggunim under their own names. Several niggunim were uploaded more than once; each opens on its own page, with no ads and no comments around it.

You can search inside the songs by what was said, play the whole catalog back to back, or follow R' Cheskie Weisz to be told when something new comes in.