2 Locations in Brooklyn, 2/7/11
8 February 2011
Yesterday we spent the day in Brooklyn, interviewing Rabbi Eli Lipsker and Mrs. Faina Branover.
Rabbi Eli Lipsker was almost like the Rebbe's personal musician, as he was the one who played by all the public Lubavitch events that the Rebbe participated.
Rabbi Lipsker was one of the first Yeshiva boys to go out and study music to begin an actual career. That of course entailed courses and classes that were attended by people from all walks of life. The Rabbis in the yeshiva weren’t the least bit supportive of his extra-curricular activities, and even condemned his ‘behavior’. They felt that it wasn’t in the ’spirit’ of the Yeshiva.
Well suddenly one day 3 of the Rabbis approach him at different times and sympathetically ask “How are your music studies? How much time do you need to spend for them? How do you pay for them? Do you maybe need financial assistance?”
It turns out that the previous night that had a meeting with the Rebbe about the Yeshiva, and they mentioned this young student and his ‘mis-behavior’. One even suggested that maybe he doesn’t belong in the yeshiva after all… The Rebbe was visibly upset with them and said “How can you say such a thing? Maybe from here will be the source of all the Chassidic music that we lack today? Why dont you show interest and encourage him?!”
Rabbi Eli Lipsker with his Drum Corps at the Rebbe's Lag B'omer Parade
Mrs. Branover's great personality was very apparent in her lively way of recounting her life story.
Mrs. Faina Branover (wife of Professor Herman Branover) shared with us how the Rebbe gave special attention to her interests.
This is called a 'wide shot'. The interviewee sits really close to the camera, and the camera captures much more of the background.
Yesterday we spent the day in Brooklyn, interviewing Rabbi Eli Lipsker and Mrs. Faina Branover.
Rabbi Eli Lipsker was almost like the Rebbe's personal musician, as he was the one who played by all the public Lubavitch events that the Rebbe participated.
Rabbi Lipsker was one of the first Yeshiva boys to go out and study music to begin an actual career. That of course entailed courses and classes that were attended by people from all walks of life. The Rabbis in the yeshiva weren’t the least bit supportive of his extra-curricular activities, and even condemned his ‘behavior’. They felt that it wasn’t in the ’spirit’ of the Yeshiva.
Well suddenly one day 3 of the Rabbis approach him at different times and sympathetically ask “How are your music studies? How much time do you need to spend for them? How do you pay for them? Do you maybe need financial assistance?”
It turns out that the previous night that had a meeting with the Rebbe about the Yeshiva, and they mentioned this young student and his ‘mis-behavior’. One even suggested that maybe he doesn’t belong in the yeshiva after all… The Rebbe was visibly upset with them and said “How can you say such a thing? Maybe from here will be the source of all the Chassidic music that we lack today? Why dont you show interest and encourage him?!”
Rabbi Eli Lipsker with his Drum Corps at the Rebbe's Lag B'omer Parade
Mrs. Branover's great personality was very apparent in her lively way of recounting her life story.
Mrs. Faina Branover (wife of Professor Herman Branover) shared with us how the Rebbe gave special attention to her interests.
This is called a 'wide shot'. The interviewee sits really close to the camera, and the camera captures much more of the background.
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