Torah Umesorah Presents: This Year Will Be Different
Featuring: Baruch Levine
Adapted with permission from The Shadchan by Abie Rotenberg ยฉ1984, Journeys Volume I.
Composed by: Abie Rotenberg
Written and Directed by: R. Perlow
Video Production: Rivkin Media
Music Produced and Arranged by: Doni Gross
Cover Design: M. Honigwachs
Media Distribution: Chayale Kaufman
Special thanks to
Yoni Shimborski
Rabbi Leibowitz
Tzvi Leibowitz
Torah Umesorah Marketing Team
CR Abayev
Rabbi Yitzy Adler
Rabbi Chaim Zidelle
Rabbi and Mrs. Shimborski
Zidelle Family
Natan Azatchi
Azatchi Family
Chaim Day Camp Staff
Chaim Day Camp Campers and Families
Torah Umesorah DLI Staff
Lyrics:
I was riding on the school bus the first day of school
With a nervous feeling I had come to know
With my knapsack and my loose-leaf lined up at my side
And a brand-new shirt and shoes so I would look real fine.
Chorus:
โCause my mother said
โThis year it will be differentโ
Iโve heard those words so many times before
โBut the Rebbeโs nice and heโll see that you are specialโ
I said โAlright, Iโll try my best once more.โ
As I climbed the stairs to go into my classroom
I felt like turning back right then and there
As the struggles from the past years filled up in my mind
I worried what Iโd do to make it through this year
I wondered what the problems would be this time
I thought about how hard the work would be
and though my friends will think that I don’t work and I don’t care
Itโs really that Iโve given up on me
Chorus:
And my Rebbe said
โThis year it will be differentโ
Iโve heard those words so many times before
โI know you try so hard, and I see that you are specialโ
I said โAlright, Iโll try my best once more.โ
My classmates all around me donโt know how I feel
Iโve learned to keep my feelings deep inside
And when I make them laugh in class, I donโt mean to be bad
Itโs just my way to hide my pain and save my pride
And I know that soon theyโll meet about me once again
Theyโll talk and plan about what my goals should be
And though I know itโs wrong, the nagging thought will cross my mind
Why did Hashem create someone like me?
Iโm now driving in my car on the first day of school
with that nervous feeling I have come to know
But my day is a little different than it used to be
Because now Iโm not the student, Iโm the Rebbe
And every now and then I see a look in a childโs eyes
That reflects the look that used to be in mine
And I tell myself no matter what comes my way
I will help this child find a way that he can shine
Chorus:
And I say to him โThis time it will be differentโ
I know that you have heard those words before
โBut the time is right and I believe that you are specialโ
He says โAlrightโ
Oh he says โAlright,
Iโll try my best once moreโ
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Shame, tears, frustration โ the feelings of a typical school day in the life of a struggling child. With the appropriate awareness, skill, and support, an educator can tap into a childโs strengths and unlock his potential.
The Torah Umesorah Diverse Learners Initiative (DLI) is rewriting the narrative, turning โI canโtโ into โI can.โ
โI can learn. I can accomplish. I can succeed.โ
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