A song supporting Yad Yisroel's efforts to help Jewish refugees, featuring Benny Friedman.
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The opening of this track, in Benny Friedman’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.
how are you my dear own miserable i'm riding from war-torn ukraine i know we're thousands of miles apart not too far to sense each other's pain the bombs rained down here with no reprieve fear fear a constant in our hearts [Music] and tonight we're making a move to leave heading toward the border in the dark hey jews of jews of courage whose faith is stronger than war your love is keeping us all [Music] ocean i feel you're right here with me supporting your holy [Music] [Music] on every crowded bus and train families flee to survive i barely recognize my ukraine but i'm certain our future's still alive in times of peace you have come to pray the vows
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- 0:11how are you my dear own miserable i'm riding from war-torn ukraine i know we're thousands…
- 0:41fear a constant in our hearts [Music] and tonight we're making a move to leave heading…
- 1:12jews of courage whose faith is stronger than war your love is keeping us all [Music]…
- 1:51[Music] on every crowded bus and train families flee to survive i barely recognize my ukraine…
- 2:25i won't give up hoping for that day when we greet whose faith is…
- 3:08ocean i feel you're right here with me supporting your holy brother i know you're thinking…
- 3:39what can i do with so many jewish lives at stake in truth the power lies…
- 4:13for nothing stirs hashems it is [Music] is [Music] whose faith is…
- 4:48[Music] supporting your holy word [Music] with love you're there [Music] brother…
- 5:21[Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] whose faith is [Music]…
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