Hello avid jewish music fans Efriam Weinfeld here! This is not only my first official review, but on top of that it's my first time blogging. I'm going to go through every song giving my personal opinion on each one, meaning any comments made can and will be taken personally. Yachad - Sung and composed by Eli Beer- This song could have easily been on a Carlebach record, it's very catchy and Eli sings with a certain passion in his voice, I didn't say its a good voice per say but passionate it definitely is. The song gets a little repetitive after a while, actually after about 2 minutes but the actual song is great! 4 out of 5 Kinor Shel Dovid - Sung by Avraham Fried, Composed by Eli Laufer- Shpitz (Means typical)! The song is beautifully arranged by Moshe Laufer and will soothe the cockles(I really don't know what that even means) of my heart, alas the music was far better than the actual composition and I don't really like Avreimel's voice. I have heard all the rest of Fried's earlier Cd's and if you enjoyed those you will probably love this song. 3 out of 5 Kol Dodi - Sung by Meydad Tasa, Composed by Menachem Basch- This song is unbelievable! I love how his voice has matured to the point that I would believe someone if they told me that he was 16. The composition is delicious(yes that sounds weird) and the music is fun but not so Israeli. I'm impressed that Oorah put an Israeli on here but it definitely paid off. 5 out of 5 Vetaher Libeinu - Sung by Yehuda Green, Composed by Rabbi (yes "Rabbi") Shlomo Carlebach- Loved it! If you are a hardcore fan of Carlebach then just skip the song because what Yehuda does is not simply sing the songs but he brings it to this generation. The song is still good twenty something years later and Yehuda gives a glimpse of what his recent release is, Carlebach 2010! 5 out of 5 It's Shabbos Now - Sung and composed by the 8th day- It's a pretty solid song. Solid but not hold-on-to-your-pants(depending on gender or hashgafa)-solid. The music is very typical of 8th note, chilling and guitary. The tune and lyrics are pretty good but not a fan of the chasidishe havarah (accent). 4 out of 5 Bris Aisonim - Sung by Lev Tahor, Composed By Eli Shweibel- Greta voices and arrangements, bad song. Allow me to expound on that statement, I have always loved Lev Tahor, the harmonies, the music, the songs, they rock! But generally their songs are composed by Gadi Fuchs and they are generally very good....... this song was composed by Eli Shweibel, big mistake. On the bright side the voices and harmonies are still good and save face. 3 out of 5 Kabeid - Sung and composed by Lipa Schmeltzer- Pumping and pointless. Yes its Lipa but I mean come on "Kabeid es avichu vimechu" get real. The music is digital and repetitive but it is, as previously stated, pumping. You have got to love Lipa, I honestly walk around singing this song constantly, its cute but again pointless. 4 out of 5 Quick hit: Pretty good. Was arranged a lot better and with better quality sound than Shmorg 1... thats a good thing. Overall score= 8 out of 10 That concludes my first post/review be on the look out for more and feel free to contact me at: EfriamWeinfeld@TheCoolJew.com