Hold On Tight • Vzakeini feat. Benny Friedman & Baruch Levine Hold On Tight • Vzakeini feat. Benny Friedman & Baruch Levine

They used to wait alone. Couples. Husbands and wives. When would they merit a child of their own? Their silent hopes and whispered prayers ascended to the One Above. But a few years ago, suddenly, there was a movement. A movement that brought people together. In short order, the couples were no longer waiting alone. They were now waiting with 40,000 women, who davened for them every week as they stood in front of the flickering candles on Erev Shabbos, offering prayers from the heart while also each contributing $1 to tzedakah every week in their merit. Celebrating the two year anniversary of this worldwide effort, bringing Yidden together in unity and prayer, Bonei Olam released a remarkable, stirring new song that depicts the dreams that lie in the hearts of these couples, the achdus generated by the Vezakeini project, and the idea that in a world that is often lonely and challenging, Klal Yisroel is waiting – and hoping – together, as one. Because together, we are stronger. And so are our tefillos. For those waiting for shidduchim, refuos, and other yeshuos, the message is the same. Klal Yisroel is waiting together, in unity. And we wait, we hope, and we pine – together - for the ultimate yeshuah with Moshiach’s arrival. Because, as the song describes, together, our cries our stronger. Concept and Executive Producer: Boruch Goldberger Composed & Written by Chayala Neuhaus Performed by Benny Friedman and Baruch Levine Produced & Arranged By Doni Gross Recorded at DeG Studios, NYC Children Choir: Mayer Yehuda Kaplan, Yeshaya Levin, Dov Salamon, Nosson Zvi Zlotowitz Video production by Rivkin Media Directed, filmed and edited by Shlomo Chaim Rivkin Production manager: Chaya Rivkin Art director: Sol Roth Gaffer: Eli Kravetz PA: Mendi Kulski , Peretz rivkin Special Thanks Sara Todd Malky Pogrow Dovid Weinbaum Chaim-Aaron Green Dina and Perla Duchan Actors: Rob Ceriello Rose Smith Video Choir: Mayer Yehuda Kaplan , Yitzy Kaplan , Dovid and Menachem Kleinman Yeshaya Levin, Yisroel Meir Levin, Zevi Levin, Nosson Zvi Zlotowitz Kid actor: Ezriel Lehman Corporate Sponsor: Consult Write by Chayale Kaufman Lyrics: In a room that feels empty sitting all alone Where just two candles glow The silent hopes and whispered prayers Echoing painfully The dream in their hearts yet to grow Imagined it so many times Their dream vzakeni A family of their own Offered every tear they have Done all there is to do But they know theyre not in this alone I know that it’s hard to keep waiting, So i’ll be here with you- holding your hand And together our cries vzakeini our tears will be carried right up to Hashem So let’s keep on waiting together, hoping together For just one more day Hold on tight for just a bit longer our cries our tefilos he wont turn away In a world that feels empty We languish in golus With only our faith aglow our silent hopes and whispered prayers Echoing painfully The dream in our hearts yet to grow Imagined it so many times הרחמן הוא יזכינו For that day, a home of our own Offered every tear we have Done all there is to do But we know we're not waiting alone I know that it’s hard to keep waiting, So i’ll be here with you- holding your hand And together our cries will be stronger our tears will be carried right up to Hashem So let’s keep on waiting together, hoping together For just one more day Hold on tight for just a bit longer our cries our tefilos he won't turn away vaff al pi... Tatte it’s hard to keep waiting But you’re right here with us holding our hand all together our cries will be stronger and pierce through the heavens again and again If we keep on waiting together Hoping together for just one more day Til we’re all celebrating together Moshiach’s arrival The tears wiped away