In an interview with singer Lipa Schmeltzer in the Ami magazine this week, the former superstar described his journey from leaving New Square to enrolling into Columbia University, from opening his own shul and disseminating his Sheini V’Chamishi talks, to ultimately donning his shtreimel yet again an embracing his roots.
“I ran away from chassidim but they wouldn’t allow me to run away from them,” said Lipa, in reflecting on his new path. The singer also said that the passing of his father, Rav Reuven Schmeltzer zt”l, had a tremendous impact him, though it wasn’t the sole trigger.
“Am I doing it for my father? Am I doing this so I can have parnasah among the chassidim? Am I doing it because I was in so much pain and this makes me feel better? Of course I’d like to say that it’s completely l’sheim shamayim, but whatever the motivation, I have to do the right thing.”
{Matzav.com}
Always loved that guy ! Always will ! Chazak chazak my brother !!!
It’s so nice to see him come back.
He has so much talent and Jewish warmth. His serious Badchonis, is second to known, he can make a stone cry
Lipa we love to see you go back to your father’s roots. I grow up in a total different community, but I was so inspired by you and your relationship to your elderly father.
Lipa is a geshmake yid!!
Must be Pomona is having a good Hasho’o on him. Hatzlocho!
Welcome home
didn’t know he was off, didn’t know he came back.
May he bring back all the lost souls seeking pleasure in the dead ends…..
Not Matzav or Ami worthy…..no ones business.
B”H! We can use a good Lipa CD of old, there is no one that come close.
Yup. What one doesn’t do for money.
Only little comment, I think now he is even a bigger star, so I didint understand the word “Former,” just saying.
Who cares?