Mordechai Ben David

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mordechai Ben David
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Apr 16, 1951(1951-04-16)
Age	73
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Aries

Mordechai Ben David Biography

Mordechai Ben David is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on April 16, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Mordechai Werdyger, an American Hasidic Jewish singer/songwriter was born April 16, 1951. He is the son of Cantor David Werdyger and is commonly known as Mordechai Ben David (Hebrew mrdKHy, bn DVD, lit. ‘Mordechai son of David’ or its initials MBD. He is the “King” of Jewish Music and has performed worldwide on over 30 albums. For almost two decades, he has been the headliner at Ohel and HASC charity concerts.

MBD’s 1985 songs “Hold on” and “Let My People go” focused on the Soviet Iron Curtain’s Jewish refusenik situation. While “Hold on” conveys hope, “Let My People Go”, specifically calls for “support” and “pressure” to liberate Anatoly Natan Sharansky from Soviet captivity.

1994’s “Yerushalayim We Will Never Leave You”, recorded in Hebrew and English, protested the intent of dividing Jerusalem under the Oslo I Accord.

MBD released a single track in 1996, named “Chevron Always And Forever” (heb. חברון מאז ולתמיד), protesting proposed Israeli concessions over Hebron under the Oslo II Interim Agreement.

MBD’s style has inspired many Jewish singers over decades. These include Avraham Fried and Lipa Schmeltzer as well as younger stars such as Benny Friedman and Simcha Leiner as Levy Falkowitz, Shmueli ungar, and Benny Friedman. Mordechai, along with Sheya Mendlowitz, produced the first solo recording album by Avraham Fried. It featured songs by Yossi green and the Zimriah Orchestra (arranged by Marty Lewinter). Sheya also assisted in the production of Mordechai Ben David Live (his first album live) and Memories (written in memory of Mordechai and featuring songs by Yerachmiel Begun, of Toronto and Miami Boys Choir fame). Sheya and Mordechai produced a number of hits together over the next few years. These included “Mostly Horas”, his album “MBD & Friends”, “Mordechai Ben David Live” (1987), “Memories” (written in memory of Mordechai’s mother) (1987), “Yisroel Lam & The Philharmonic experience” (1988) and “25 Years of Jewish Music” (1988). Sheya also produced Mordechai’s “Simen Tov -Keitzad”, which was one of the first “single” releases of Jewish music (1989), and “The Double Album (1990).

Mordechai Ben David Net Worth

Mordechai Ben David is one of the richest Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mordechai Ben David 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mordechai Benjamin David might be considered a pioneer in contemporary Hasidic song. His musical career began in the 1970s when Hazzanut was still the primary source of recorded music for Jewish Orthodox circles. There were very few solo performers. Shlomo and Bentzion Carlebach were two of Werdyger’s most notable vocalists. They had both started a Hasidic-American folk song genre in the 1960s.

Esther, his wife, is the sister and daughter of hazzanim. His brother-in law is Cantor Ari Klein who has recorded several albums. His cousin Shmilu Rosenberg, from Canada, released two albums in the 1980s: a comeback and an appearance on an album of all-stars in the 1990s.

In 1986 MBD’s quasi-rock beat “Jerusalem Is Not For Sale” spearheaded the Haredi opposition to Mormon missionary practice in Jerusalem. The lyrics read “You better run for your life, back to Utah overnight, before the mountain top opens wide to swallow you inside.” as well as “The wars, the pain, brought masses returning, back to their roots more than ever. The leftists fiercely fighting truth, dampening the sparks still burning. So wake up my friend, this is the very end, the arrows are pointing our way!”

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Who is Mordechai Ben David Dating?

According to our records, Mordechai Ben David married to Rebbitzen Esther Werdyger. As of December 1, 2023, Mordechai Ben David’s is not dating anyone.

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After great success with Kissufim, in February 2012, MBD announced on Menachem Toker Radio Israel that he had just started on a new album, although he did not release information about the type of album.

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Mordechai Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mordechai Ben David celebrates birthday on April 16 of every year.

In 2016, Mordechai Ben David attracted controversy after a video taken at his December 28 concert in Jerusalem, wherein he referred to US President Barack Obama with the derogatory Hebrew racial term kushi, was circulated online. During the concert, Ben David was between songs while performing a song about peace before thousands of people in the Israeli capital when he remarked to the audience in Hebrew, “Do you know when there will be peace? In a few weeks, when there will be a new president in the United States and the kushi goes home.” The statement prompted cheers from the audience, which included Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, both of whom had previously criticized Obama and expressed approval of President-elect Donald Trump.