Steinmetz was born in 1992 to a Vizhnitz family in Bnei Brak. Motty is the son of Rabbi Moshe and Rebecca Steinmetz, and the fourth of nine children.
When Steinmetz was fourteen, his grandfather moved from Antwerp, Belgium, to Israel and taught him many traditional Vizhnitz tunes which influenced his musical style.[1] In his early teens, he was spotted by producer and composer Ruvi Banet, who would later become his manager. Steinmetz sings religious Jewish songs, with the lyrics often being taken directly from scripture or prayers, and is known for the great emotion he puts into his music.[2][3] In accordance with his ultra-Orthodox interpretation of the Jewish laws of modesty, he never performs to mixed audiences of men and women, unless there is a mechitza (separation). He has also visited a hospitals in Israel to sing to an accident victim.[4]
In 2017, he released his debut album Haneshama Bekirbi, with Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of IsraelDavid Lau and the mayors of Bnei Barak and El'ad present at the launch of the album.[5][6][7][8] The album reportedly took four years of work to finish, and achieved platinum certification in Israel.[9]
In 2018, the Israeli national broadcaster Kan 11 produced an episode documenting Steinmetz's life and music.
Steinmetz was at the centre of a controversy about gender-segregated concerts in the summer of 2019. Steinmetz was scheduled to perform to a gender-segregated audience in Afula. This was challenged in the local courts with a judge recommending that the audience be split three ways with the addition of a mixed gender area. However, this ruling was challenged in the high court by a woman's activists’ group. The high court ruled that the segregation was illegal, but the judgment was only passed as the concert was finishing.[10] Steinmetz said that he found the controversy “infuriating” and that he had received praise from Haredi politicians Aryeh Deri and Moshe Gafni.[11] After all this, a male-only Steinmetz concert in Haifa was shut down by judges.[12]
Personal lifeedit
At age 23, Steinmetz was introduced to his wife Malka Weisel by a matchmaker. Weisel is the daughter of the head of the conversion system at Rabbi Karelitz's court in Bnei Brak who is also the rabbi of the Yeshivot students in Modi'in Illit. In 2015, Steinmetz married Weisel, with Hasidic singer Mordechai Ben David as a guest at the wedding.[13][14] In 2017, the couple had a first daughter, Esther Steinmetz, and in 2020 had another daughter.[15][16]
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^Toker, Yair (24 November 2013). "המיזם החדש של רובי בנט: להקת "החבורה"". Kikar HaShabbat. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^Goldstein, Riki (17 January 2018). . Mishpacha. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^"Motty Steinmetz Sings for a Paralyzed Car Accident Victim". Yeshiva World News. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^"Evening Launch:ערב השקה: הברנז'ה חגגה עם מוטי שטיינמץ • תיעוד". Kikar HaShabbat. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^Toker, Yair (25 February 2017). ""הנשמה בקרבי" – מתוך אלבום הבכורה של מוטי שטיינמץ". Kikar HaShabbat. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^Leifer, Nathaniel (11 October 2017). "מוטי שטיינמץ עומד בציפיות ביקורת אלבום". Kikar HaShabbat. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^Yaakovson, Tzvi (8 November 2017). "A Song from the Heart(near the bottom of the page)". Yated Ne'eman. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^Shaki, Avner (8 January 2018). "מוטי שטיינמץ בשאלון יהדות: "הקב"ה החליט מתי הקריירה שלי תפרוץ, והוא גם יחליט מתי היא תסתיים"". Hidabroot. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^"Too late: High Court bars gender-segregated concert, when it's almost over". The Times of Israel. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
^Bleich, Chanani (23 August 2019). "'I don't exclude women,' says haredi singer at heart of gender segregation storm". Israel Hayom. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
^"Judge shuts down men-only concert in Haifa". The Times of Israel. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
^Cohen, Israel (14 October 2015). "רבנים וזמרים בחתונת הזמר מוטי שטיינמץ. תיעוד". Kikar HaShabbat. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^Cohen, Israel (15 May 2015). "מזל טוב: הזמר החסידי מוטי שטיינמץ מאורס". Kikar HaShabbat. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^Cohen, Israel (12 November 2017). "מזל טוב: בת בכורה לזמר מוטי שטיינמץ". Kikar HaShabbat. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^Ohana, Yitzhak (18 July 2020). "בשורות טובות: בת שנייה לזמר מוטי שטיינמץ". Kikar HaShabbat.
External linksedit
Official website
Media related to Motty Steinmetz at Wikimedia Commons
Frankfurter, Rabbi Yitzchok (8 November 2017). "The Special Neshamah of the Young Chasidic Singer Motty Steinmetz". Ami Magazine.
"Motty Steinmetz". JewishMusic.fm.
"Motty Steinmetz – Lyrics". Jyrics.
Compilation of videos and performances (In Hebrew) 11 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
An episode of a documentary about Motty Steinmetz and Jewish music, VOD of the TV channel KAN 11 (In Hebrew)
Interview with Radio Kol Chai (In Hebrew)
Interview with Hidabroot (In Hebrew)
January 01, 1970
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Yisrael Baruch Mordechai Motty Steinmetz Hebrew מוטי שטיינמץ is a prominent Hasidic singer Motty Steinmetzמוטי שטיינמץ Background informationBirth nameMordecai SteinmetzBorn 1992 07 05 5 July 1992 age 31 Bnei Brak IsraelGenresJewish musicOccupation s SingerYears active2012 presentWebsitemottysteinmetz wbr co Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Singles 4 References 5 External linksBiography editSteinmetz was born in 1992 to a Vizhnitz family in Bnei Brak Motty is the son of Rabbi Moshe and Rebecca Steinmetz and the fourth of nine children When Steinmetz was fourteen his grandfather moved from Antwerp Belgium to Israel and taught him many traditional Vizhnitz tunes which influenced his musical style 1 In his early teens he was spotted by producer and composer Ruvi Banet who would later become his manager Steinmetz sings religious Jewish songs with the lyrics often being taken directly from scripture or prayers and is known for the great emotion he puts into his music 2 3 In accordance with his ultra Orthodox interpretation of the Jewish laws of modesty he never performs to mixed audiences of men and women unless there is a mechitza separation He has also visited a hospitals in Israel to sing to an accident victim 4 nbsp Steinmetz on Kan 11 In 2017 he released his debut album Haneshama Bekirbi with Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau and the mayors of Bnei Barak and El ad present at the launch of the album 5 6 7 8 The album reportedly took four years of work to finish and achieved platinum certification in Israel 9 In 2018 the Israeli national broadcaster Kan 11 produced an episode documenting Steinmetz s life and music Steinmetz was at the centre of a controversy about gender segregated concerts in the summer of 2019 Steinmetz was scheduled to perform to a gender segregated audience in Afula This was challenged in the local courts with a judge recommending that the audience be split three ways with the addition of a mixed gender area However this ruling was challenged in the high court by a woman s activists group The high court ruled that the segregation was illegal but the judgment was only passed as the concert was finishing 10 Steinmetz said that he found the controversy infuriating and that he had received praise from Haredi politicians Aryeh Deri and Moshe Gafni 11 After all this a male only Steinmetz concert in Haifa was shut down by judges 12 Personal life editAt age 23 Steinmetz was introduced to his wife Malka Weisel by a matchmaker Weisel is the daughter of the head of the conversion system at Rabbi Karelitz s court in Bnei Brak who is also the rabbi of the Yeshivot students in Modi in Illit In 2015 Steinmetz married Weisel with Hasidic singer Mordechai Ben David as a guest at the wedding 13 14 In 2017 the couple had a first daughter Esther Steinmetz and in 2020 had another daughter 15 16 Discography editStudio albums edit Haneshama Bekirbi 2017 Atik Yomin 2022 Singles edit Single name Release Date YouTube Views April 2023 1 Tseno Ureno 28 July 2015 13 967 745 2 Nafshi 10 June 2019 11 797 468 3 Haneshama Bekirbi 25 February 2017 7 807 965 4 Zechor Bris 25 September 2017 2 475 887 5 Yehei Raava 5 June 2019 1 741 731 6 Al Tashlicheini 6 September 2018 594 514 7 Le oso Hazman 5 March 2017 537 774 8 Ta isi 4 June 2018 489 096 Rachmaneh 2015 Eitz Chaim 2015 Vesorev 2015 Shifchi Kamayim 2015 El Hana ar Hazeh 2015 Elokim Al Domi Lach 2015 K ayal Ta arog 2015 B sheim Hashem 2015 Tzeinah Uraeinah 2015 V hi Rachamecha 2015 Ilan 2015 Nafshi 2018 with Ishay Ribo Nigun Vizhnitz 2020 Veomar Bayom Hahu 2020 References edit Gil Shlomi 23 September 2015 Hearts Broken Open Mishpacha Archived from the original on 11 October 2018 Retrieved 20 January 2018 Toker Yair 24 November 2013 המיזם החדש של רובי בנט להקת החבורה Kikar HaShabbat Retrieved 20 January 2018 Goldstein Riki 17 January 2018 Motti Steinmetz Helps the Crowd Cut through the Opulence Mishpacha Archived from the original on 11 October 2018 Retrieved 20 January 2018 Motty Steinmetz Sings for a Paralyzed Car Accident Victim Yeshiva World News 29 September 2017 Retrieved 19 January 2018 Evening Launch ערב השקה הברנז ה חגגה עם מוטי שטיינמץ תיעוד Kikar HaShabbat 15 November 2017 Retrieved 21 January 2018 Toker Yair 25 February 2017 הנשמה בקרבי מתוך אלבום הבכורה של מוטי שטיינמץ Kikar HaShabbat Retrieved 20 January 2018 Leifer Nathaniel 11 October 2017 מוטי שטיינמץ עומד בציפיות ביקורת אלבום Kikar HaShabbat Retrieved 20 January 2018 Yaakovson Tzvi 8 November 2017 A Song from the Heart near the bottom of the page Yated Ne eman Retrieved 20 January 2018 Shaki Avner 8 January 2018 מוטי שטיינמץ בשאלון יהדות הקב ה החליט מתי הקריירה שלי תפרוץ והוא גם יחליט מתי היא תסתיים Hidabroot Retrieved 20 January 2018 Too late High Court bars gender segregated concert when it s almost over The Times of Israel 14 August 2019 Retrieved 27 February 2021 Bleich Chanani 23 August 2019 I don t exclude women says haredi singer at heart of gender segregation storm Israel Hayom Retrieved 27 February 2021 Judge shuts down men only concert in Haifa The Times of Israel 26 August 2019 Retrieved 27 February 2021 Cohen Israel 14 October 2015 רבנים וזמרים בחתונת הזמר מוטי שטיינמץ תיעוד Kikar HaShabbat Retrieved 20 January 2018 Cohen Israel 15 May 2015 מזל טוב הזמר החסידי מוטי שטיינמץ מאורס Kikar HaShabbat Retrieved 20 January 2018 Cohen Israel 12 November 2017 מזל טוב בת בכורה לזמר מוטי שטיינמץ Kikar HaShabbat Retrieved 20 January 2018 Ohana Yitzhak 18 July 2020 בשורות טובות בת שנייה לזמר מוטי שטיינמץ Kikar HaShabbat External links editOfficial website nbsp Media related to Motty Steinmetz at Wikimedia Commons Motty Steinmetz s channel on YouTube Haneshama Bekirbi on YouTube Motty Steinmetz on Facebook Motty Steinmetz on Twitter Motty Steinmetz on Instagram Frankfurter Rabbi Yitzchok 8 November 2017 The Special Neshamah of the Young Chasidic Singer Motty Steinmetz Ami Magazine Motty Steinmetz JewishMusic fm Motty Steinmetz Lyrics Jyrics Compilation of videos and performances In Hebrew Archived 11 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine An episode of a documentary about Motty Steinmetz and Jewish music VOD of the TV channel KAN 11 In Hebrew Interview with Radio Kol Chai In Hebrew Interview with Hidabroot In Hebrew Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Motty Steinmetz amp oldid 1168893277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
