It was 1978 and Moshe Yess had just moved from Hollywood, California to Jerusalem. He rented a little apartment at 11 Aveenoam Yeeleen Street. Next, he enrolled in D'Var Yerushalayim Yeshiva and met Rabbi Shalom Levine who became his mentor in Halacha and his musical partner in Megama. They spoke about harnessing American style music to communicate the beauty and values of Judaism. Thus was Megama (Hebrew for "direction") born. They toured for over 3 1/2 years. One tour was 32 shows in 29 cities in 42 days. "My Zaidy" was Megama's biggest hit. Art Raymond told them it was the most requested song he ever had in 18 years of New York broadcasting. Moshe Yess passed away on January 8, 2011 in Tucson, AZ at age 65 after a long battle with a terminal illness. (Copyright 1999)

Track Listing

1

My Zaidy

2

Prayer Book Blues

13

The Ninth Man