CHILLING: Lipa’s ‘chance encounter’ with pilot linked to wounded soldier uplifted by him
(VINnews) — Legendary singer and entertainer Lipa Schmeltzer has made headlines recently, after performing for wounded soldiers and other Israelis on the front lines. Lipa posted an uplifting video Sunday, of himself meeting an airline pilot as he heads back to Israel. That encounter turned out to have a deeper significance.
On the video, Lipa explained that he was going to pose for a picture with the (non-Chassidishe) Jewish pilot named Chaim, in a display of achdus — to show unity with those Jews who come from a different background.
Lipa recounted how the pilot affirmed the idea of achdus, because his friend’s son was wounded, and he was visited by Jews of all backgrounds, in a display of Jewish unity.
When looking at the pictures of the wounded son, Lipa discovered that he himself had visited the young man. In other words, the achdus was contributed to by Lipa himself, as the wounded man was uplifted by the fact that a Chassidic singer who did not know him came to visit.
Lips took this as hashgacga pratis, a message from Hashem that he should continue to perform for all Jews, regardless of background.
AND PRIOR TO THIS
Lipa Schmeltzer Faces Cancellations In The US After Entertaining IDF Soldiers
Charedi Singer Lipa Schmeltzer has suffered cancellations from several communities in the US which did not approve of his entertaining the IDF soldiers deployed near Gaza.
In a viral clip released last week, Schmeltzer can be seen dancing for the troops in his inimicable manner, and the soldiers responding and dancing with him. Yet apparently for some communities who distance themselves from Israel and from Zionist ideology, this was too much to swallow and they decided to cancel their contracts with the popular singer.
IS THIS WHAT WE WANT TO LEARN FROM OUR CHASSIDIM IN NY??
One of the events was due to take place last Thursday in the Satmar community in New York. In an attempt to mollify his critics, Schmeltzer went to the tomb of Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, the Satmar Rebbe, and said that “The Jews in Eretz Yisrael have suffered greatly recently, I know that there are different opinions in Judaism, but I have my mission, I went to Eretz Yisrael to make Jews happy, I saw people without hands, without feet from the war, my mission is to make people’s hearts rejoice.
“Yesterday I was supposed to sing at an event and it was cancelled because I made Jews happy in Eretz Yisrael. I will continue to cheer brokenhearted Jews and to bring them closer. If this is my sacrifice that I lose Parnasah from it, when I come upstairs I will see that it is only a profit and not a real loss.”
I was canceled for a job by a right winged Mosed for singing for Israeli wounded soldiers. Here I pray by the grave of Satmar Rebbe Ztz”l that he should help me succeed singing for all without conflict. And I also say here that I undertake loving all regardless if it damages me somewhat financially. May we all see peace and love already.
Footnote:
Did this occur as a result of the negativity (midda kneged midda) against Lipa bc of his act of caring and Shalom in visiting Israeli Soldiers? All Jews are children of HaShem!
Do We Need Another Tragedy to Secure Our Shuls?
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2 comments:
This is why we need Moshiach now because too many of my frum brothers and sisters are hung up on the wrong stuff!
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