Motty Steinmetz facts for kids
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Motty Steinmetz
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מוטי שטיינמץ
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| Birth name | Mordecai Steinmetz |
| Born | 5 July 1992 Bnei Brak, Israel |
| Genres | Jewish music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Associated acts | Ishay Ribo, Mordechai Ben David |
Yisrael Baruch Mordechai "Motty" Steinmetz (Hebrew: מוטי שטיינמץ) is a famous Hasidic singer. He is known for his special way of singing religious Jewish songs.
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About Motty Steinmetz
Motty Steinmetz was born in 1992 in Bnei Brak, Israel. He grew up in a Vizhnitz family. His parents are Rabbi Moshe and Rebecca Steinmetz. Motty is one of nine children in his family.
When Motty was 14, his grandfather moved to Israel from Belgium. His grandfather taught him many old Vizhnitz songs. These songs greatly shaped Motty's musical style.
A music producer named Ruvi Banet discovered Motty when he was a teenager. Ruvi Banet later became Motty's manager. Motty sings religious Jewish songs. The words for his songs often come from holy books or prayers. People say he sings with a lot of feeling.
Motty follows strict Jewish rules about modesty, called Tzniut. Because of this, he usually only performs for audiences of men or women separately. If men and women are both there, there must be a special divider called a mechitza between them. He has even visited a hospital to sing for someone who was hurt.
In 2017, Motty released his first album, Haneshama Bekirbi. It took four years to make this album. Many important people, like the Chief Rabbi of Israel, came to the album launch. The album was very popular and sold a lot of copies in Israel.
In 2018, a TV channel in Israel, Kan 11, made a show about Motty's life and music.
Motty was part of a public discussion in 2019. This was about concerts where men and women sit in separate areas. Motty was going to sing at a concert in Afula where the audience would be separated. Some people felt this was not fair. After some discussion, a court decided that separating the audience was not allowed. However, the concert was already ending when this decision came out. Later, another concert of his in Haifa, which was only for men, was stopped by judges.
Motty's Family Life
When Motty was 23, he met his wife, Malka Weisel. They were introduced by a matchmaker, someone who helps Jewish people find a spouse. Malka's father is a respected rabbi.
Motty and Malka got married in 2015. Another famous Hasidic singer, Mordechai Ben David, was a guest at their wedding. In 2017, they had their first daughter, Esther. In 2020, they had another daughter.
Motty's Music
Motty Steinmetz has released several albums and many songs.
Studio Albums
- Haneshama Bekirbi (2017)
- Atik Yomin (2022)
Singles
| Song Name | Release Date | YouTube Views (April 2023) |
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| Tseno Ureno | 28 July 2015 | 13,967,745 |
| Nafshi | 10 June 2019 | 11,797,468 |
| Haneshama Bekirbi | 25 February 2017 | 7,807,965 |
| Zechor Bris | 25 September 2017 | 2,475,887 |
| Yehei Raava | 5 June 2019 | 1,741,731 |
| Al Tashlicheini | 6 September 2018 | 594,514 |
| Le'oso Hazman | 5 March 2017 | 537,774 |
| 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)
Images for kids
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Motty Steinmetz on Kan 11
