Yishai Ribo fills huge halls, parks and performances, he performs in Israel and abroad, for young people, adults, religious and non-observant. He also writes songs for other nationalists and conducts himself almost like a star, until he is asked about the value of the Holy Torah.
“I really think that if we had known the true value of Torah study we would have been passionate about it,” Ribo says passionately of a “still” yeshiva boy. “I connected with the well-known story of King Menashe who came in a dream to one of the sages and warned him not to underestimate him because if he had lived in his generation, a generation of foreign laborers, he would have lifted the hem of his robe himself and run to foreign labor…
The eagerness, which is sometimes directed to bad places, illustrates what a power of desire a person can reach towards something he loves, and therefore it must be directed – entirely to the Torah. Unfortunately, today I study Torah only twice a week, but in my election I studied in the yeshiva and tasted it for moments, I dealt with my doctrines. But I know what Torah study is, inside me, I aspire to more and from this place I create today. “
“Or HaChaim” is re-launched on the occasion of the beginning of the time of Elul, a day when yeshiva members return and even begin the school year again. The song opens all the performances, the public knows the lyrics and connects to the melody. “It’s a song that is all about love for the Torah and its students. Apparently the feeling passes on in the SD. I have received a lot of comments about the song in the last few months, people say it does them good and even strengthens. I think there is no better time than Elul to get it out… “.
As mentioned, Ribo not only writes and sings for himself, but also for others, today another song is published that he wrote “Where to start”, and this time to Gad Elbaz.