Folk Rock Rabbi Behind the Songs

In this interview of Gedalya, Yaakov W. asks him to speak about his past. 

They speak about Gedalya's Jewish upbringing, how and why he became more observant later in life. Gedalya recalls various moments in his life that had special significance to him as a man in search of his true self and as growing artist. 

A few years back I took a trip to Uman for the Jewish Holiday of Rosh HaShanah. Uman is in the Ukraine and nowadays with a war going on, I don't know if there will be an opportunity to go this year, but I guess we'll wait and see. Peace can come at any moment. 
The reason people go to Uman is to pray at the grave of Rabbi Nachman. Rabbi Nachman or Reb Nachman as he is called was a very righteous man and he made a promise to anyone who will come and pray by his grave on Rosh HaShannah that he will do his best to intercede on that person's behalf to have his prayers answered.
Reb Nachman also made a promise to anyone who comes to his grave that he will personally pull him from the depths of hell (if he unfortunately has to go there) by his side curls (this is the hair you see on a religious Jew that hangs down from the side of the head). 
Just to be clear, in truth, any person at any time can turn directly to God and ask for help. But there is such an idea that the righteous after death do have a special power. 
I hope you like the story and the song. Wishing you only good things, Gedalya

Make Me a Sage was the first song I wrote after a ten-year writer's block. In this podcast I speak about the possible reason I had writer's block and why I think this song was the one that ended it.  

A song about homelessness 

A bit about my song Conspiracy Theories.