In Parshat Vayeshev, Yaakov sends Yosef out to look for his
brothers. In Breisheet 37:15-16 we read: “A man found him (Yosef) going astray
in the field. The man asked him, “What are you seeking?” He said, “I am looking
for my brothers (et achai anochi mivakesh), tell me please, where are they
pasturing?”
The spiritual singer Yehudah Katz (of the band Reva L’Sheva),
a religious follower of Shlomo Carlebach wrote a Hebrew song earlier this year
based on these psukim. The song is called “Et Acahi Anochi Mivakesh”, “I am
looking for my brothers.”
You can find the Hebrew lyrics as well as listen to the song
itself at: http://www.mako.co.il/music-news/singles/Article-f5e4bbdbccd6231006.htm?fb_ref=articleSatatusBar&fb_source=profile_oneline
Below is a loose
translation of the song:
I am Looking for
My Brothers
Tell me where are
they Pasturing?
I am looking for
my brothers
A distance we
have been together through ice and fire
The journey is
long and difficult but I will not give up
Because I am
looking for my brothers
Being partners in
the journey is all that is necessary for me
I need them next
to me- together
When I feel
pressured
Even opposite a
destroyed horizon in a canyon
I will run
Being partners in
the journey is all that is necessary for me
From the depths I
have called
Who is joining?
I have stretched
out my two hands
Who will give a
shoulder?
I am looking for
my brothers
They are flesh of
my flesh
Even if it is
hard to guess
Part of the same
rib
We do not abandon
I am looking for
my brothers
I am looking for
my brothers
This week,
Yehudah Katz will be performing the song in Tel Aviv and
a secular Israeli hip hop
singer (from the band HaDag HaNachash).
Yehudah Katz
feels that it is important for Israelis to put their differences aside and
unite.
With all of the
infighting that is taking place within the Israeli community right now, it is
great to hear that a religious musician and a secular musician who are so
different can perform together and set an example for the next generation.
