I Could be Jewish for You by Nikko Benson- Barrett Wilbert Weed
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- Barrett Wilbert Weed performs "I Could Be Jewish For You," Music and Lyrics by Nikko Benson. From FREILICH & BENSON SPLIT THE KEYS at NYMF 2013. Produced and Directed by Shakina Nayfack. Video by Micah Joel (www.xerkmedia.com) SHEET MUSIC AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE KEYS AT mnot.es/1Epzhyj
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it’s seriously a tradition to watch this video every once a while.
yesss
yeeeesssssssssssir
Agreed!!
every. day.
Been years and I'm still going back to this one
Who else thinks that Barrett would play a fantastic Meg in any Hercules musical??
Ashley Thinnsen YES
JUST YES
i cant get this idea out of my head now
YES
My two favorite people!! Barrett and Meg 😍
"I'll even play Quidditch" As a Jewish girl, I WISH this was a Jewish thing!
Same
We play lacrosse at my Jewish school? That could be Jew quidditch.
Wait you guys don't play quidditch too?
Sameee
Wait, Quidditch ISN’T a Jewish thing?
*ben platt is in the audience*
Charit wait really??
Myabella Luca nah it’s a joke, he’s Jewish
okay but actually i can hear his laugh lmao
Omg
As a Jew, I almost died of laughter all along the song but mostly when she said: "you've got the nose" and i was like: "That's such a sick humor joke but it's so funny".
Also I wish Quidditch was a Jew thing 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lmao ikr, it’s a little offensive, but beautiful and I love it
shalom, at mi'israel?
My (Jewish) best friend loves Barrett and I told her to look this up and she thinks it's hilarious
It was probably written by a Jewish song artist
Dear Ben Platt,
Sincerely me.
"Vehani ahavah ben platt" that's how you pronounce I love ben platt in Hebrew
(I asked my Israeli friend to teach me her (Jewish) ways so she taught me that saying)
Meeee
Assuming Chloe is a girl’s name, you’re gonna have to change more things than religions to get Ben Platt unfortunately. Lol
@@themoley91 hahahahahhahaha
Why is no one talking about how pleasant 2:51 is???? That "Tell me I need you" was A+++
thats my favourite part ughhhhhh
Not only is Barrett the cutest person I've ever seen, this song is like the bizarro version of Shiksa Goddess from L5Y!
AlwaysGonnaSing it's supposed to be Kathy's response :)
Ohhhhh the mother part connects well
but wait wasn't the whole reason Jamie fell for kathy because he was looking for someone like her, someone who wasnt Jewish?
Jonathan Hasz well she marries him so
Yeah, that's not true. Jason Robert Brown wrote L5Y
In the beginning, I was like "where's the Barrett Wilbert Weed I'm used to, with a super strong and loud voice???" But then I kept listening and she got louder and then "ahhh, there she is"
@andrewwmunro oop
Yeah same- but her soft voice is so pretty-
My boyfriend is Jewish, I'm Catholic. This made me laugh so much!
Are you still together?
Yes, I also want to know! It's Interesting seeing random people's lives after so long :)
Hey Grace, it's been 6 yrs all y'all still together
hey grace it's been 6 years, are you guys toegther or...?
r you guys still together?
Lyrics?
I should've known when I met you
By the orthodox, synagogue
I should've known when I saw you
Buying extra lox at the bagel shop
I should've known
you're not to blame
I should've seen
We're not the same
Doesn't take an Einstein
You've got the nose,
You've got the name
The name is Stein Stein
I'm not sure what
you want me to do
But I think this is worth
Working through
And I know it's a little bit
Out of the blue
But I might as well try
I think I could be Jewish for you
Like on the holidays
I'll stop making gingerbread
Start making challah
When Hanukah comes
heck I'll light the mandala
Menorah excuse me
If you could just choose me
I'll sing Eidel Diedel not fa la
Yeah, as far culture
I might need a clue
But I'll give it a shot
'Cause I've gotta be Jewish for you
I'll go with you to temple
I'll try to learn Yiddish
I'll start eating kosher
I'll even play quidditch
No, that's not a Jew thing
Well, show me some new things
I won't be the slightest bit skiddish
I'll do it by rote till it feels like it's true
And till I'm verklempt I'll attempt
To be Jewish for you
I mean, I would be Irish or Russian Or French, but no, Chinese
is a bit of a stretch
Just wait even your Rabbi will
Call me a mensch
Did I mention I've been
practicing my kvetch
Ohh, I will adapt where
the average Girl freezes
'Cause if I have to have the
'Just friends talk'
I'll do it with Jesus
"Sorry Jesus, you're just not my type"
Whatever they are I
could learn to like latkes
And if we had sons then
They'd all have bar matsvahs!
BAR MITZVAHS, I'm joking
I promise I know things
Enough not to ruin
Shabbat 'cause
If that's what it takes
then that's what I'll do
Please don't run away
And one day I'll be Jewish for you
Tell me, you've never questioned
one holy command
Tell me, don't you think love's
More romantic unplanned
Tell me you're nervous,
We'll start with a service
Just tell me where you stand
Tell me I need you
Tell me in Hebrew
Teach me l'chaim
And horcrux and oi
Just tell me why
Instead of hi
I'll say shalom
Until my hovel, feels like home
But I won't say goodbye
So here's what I propose..
I'll read through the torah
From cover to cover
Till even Moses could see
We were meant for each other
You know I adore you
So let me fight for you
Together we'll take on your mother
It might be a prayer,
but a prayer can come true
I dare you to dare to me
I swear I'll come through
But I'm with you and there
isn't a thing I can't do
So if you're inclined
I won't mind
Being Jewish for youuuuuu!!!
Macy X god bless you
Macy X thank you so much!
Macy it's not Chabat it's "Shabbat 'cause" ☺️
you put "I'll go wish you" but it's actually I'll go with you
Macy YOU ARE AWESOME ❤
i love barrett more than i love life itself
Sad but I agree
she's my e v e r y t h i n g
Same. Just, same.
Oh 9000 percent.
lol yeah
i've watched this video 1000 times and it's never gets old bc she is so talented omg ahhh ily barret
SAAAAAAAAAAAMEEEE
Yeah I know
Queen Barrett
Our love is Yahweh
TurquoiseCrow LOL
YEEESS
Hehehheheehhe I get it
YHWH
HAHAHAHHAHA OMG
damn she's gorgeous
No Name Entered blocktd
Ikr
Ewwww! Does anyone have a bag to put over her head?
killerbees312 Fuck off.
killerbees312 WTF what do you mean. She is BEAUTIFUL
She’s acting along to the song too, which makes the performance even more convincing!
that’s musical theatre for ya!
lol even she can't keep it together after she says horcrux
Barrett Weed is actually an adorable and lovely human being
love the Harry Potter references :')
ikr
Same!
"wait, that's not a Jew thing..."
"Horcrux"
QUIDDITCH
"Tell me 'I need you!' Tell me in Hebrew!"
Me: אני צריך אותך
טוב מאוד!
@@derronmendel9650 תודה! I haven't practiced Hebrew in a couple years so I'm a bit rusty lol
Ok come through!!
מדהים
Wow “Fight For Me” sounds really good
HP references on point, also Barrett is queen
AHHHHHHHH BTS ARMY
This feels like it's from The Last 5 Years.
Right!
Oh my god! By far my favourite comment
Georgia Morgan SAME 😂😂😂
This song is interpreted in musical theatre as Cathy's unseen reply to Jamie's Shiksa Goddess from The Last Five Years, so you can see where the connection comes from
Georgia Morgan I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT!!!!!
She is brilliant. :O And that voice is unique - I love her octave jumps.
90% sure this is my girlfriend
She's gorgeous, and so talented! Probs the cutest girl ever. As a jew this is so funny ;D
Okay, I would make a Heathers reference, but I just wanna say how nice it is that this is so accurate this is. To Judaism, I mean. I mean, the references, the jokes, the pronunciations, it's just awesome. It's really..... Beautiful. Seventeen out of ten. She really Shone a Light---- okay, I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself.
As a Jew I can tell you that Shalom means hello, peace, AND GOODBYE, the torah is a scroll therefore can not be read from cover to cover, and kvetch means complaint. So.... (also no one lights a menorah on hanukah)
she really makes me feel like im in a candy store and that id like fight for her to save her life and without her voice my life would be blue and id feel like I was on a lifeboat
Three in a row 👏🏼👏🏼
@@claradavis7367 It's on purpose it's supposed to show that she doesn't know but she's trying.
Clara Davis WHAT? We light the menorah to celebrate the 8 days that the oil burned for. Or I guess maybe hannukeah (?) is what you mean
Comparing this to her singing "Annie's Party", she definitely improves quickly and is just constantly getting better and better. Seeing her in Rent, then Bare, and then Heathers you can really see her getting more comfortable with public performances and just becoming an amazing actress and singer. Now she's done Cabaret, just imagine how freaking good she'll be by the end of this year, I think she's going to top everyone ever. She literally can sing any style, going from soft to bold, or silly to emotional. (Plus have you heard that belt? JESUS CHRISSSTTT!) Literally she's the best.
+kensy1999 I went to camp with her. She's had that belt since she was a teenager. She did Pennywise in Urinetown back then and the high G was almost heavenly. AND CONSISTENT!
Her voice is BEAUTIFUL (hahaha)
+Zac David oh my god pennywise??? i love "privilege to pee" so much and barrett singing that gives me happiness!
Yes, Pennywise. It was glorious. I probably have a recording somewhere hidden away.
i know this was two years ago but when was she in rent???? do you have any footage?
she said the thing ahhhhh!!! "I'll fight for you"😭😭😭😭😭💕💕💕💕💕
This was before heathers
Kaleigh two musicals in one hahaha! Bye bye birdie and Heathers
If you would fight for meeeee
Kaleigh MY POOR HEART
And no one got the "cover to cover joke" so I'll explain, it's a scroll.
Ah! That's actually pretty funny now that you've explained it XD
Raging Homosexual how did nobody know that?!?! I thought it was common knowledge
Susie ? There are plenty of Torah’s in book form with a cover. I see them every day. Torah isn’t just a scroll. So there really isn’t a joke there to get.
Alecia Chapin yes the more common ones are books. The original(s I never remember) are in scroll form
BroadwayBookworm325 it's common knowledge unless if you're not jewish i guess
The two things I'm lol'ing at most:
- All the "@Ben Platt"s in the comments xD
- The flawless Harry Potter references in the song xDD
Me @ ben platt
MusicalLover24601 great minds think alike 😂😂
lizzie goemaat
Holy fuck. Same!
Might need to change more than religions for him, lizzie
Judging by your name, your a Girl....
Ben Platt is gay
No chance for you sadly
That's literally what I said when I saw the title lol
The Torah from “cover” to “cover” #onlyjewscanrelate
*sings to ben platt*
magical michelle hahaha YESSSS i appreciate the heck outta this comment
MEEEE
Wow real footage of John mullany first meeting his wife
Every time I watch this I can't help but laugh when she says "You know I adore you so let me fight for you"...... Oh the Heathers references are killing me.
Barrett is just so amazing at everything she sings. She has truly become my idol.
Same I love heathers it sparks a light in my heart every time
+Jaimee Doyle Shine a light amirite?!....I'm sorry 😂😂😂😂
She did this before heathers
ILL EVEN PLAY QUIDDITCH OMFG I LOVE
Veronica? Veronica! Verconica! Veronicaaaaa!!!!
:33 yeeeesh
*VERONICA!*
VeRONiCa!!! Open the- Open the door please
+jillian patricia sy Heather's the musical! Go watch it. The bootleg is on youtube 😄
And Peggy
I want to fall in love with a Jewish guy so I can sing this to him.
I know a few..
It's really cool to listen to this song after realizing that it doesn't say anything about gender. Considering that the same writer co-wrote "I Push Up My Glasses" there's a possibility that she could be singing this for a girl, which makes it even that more adorable :)
Sistine (this is probably spelled completely wrong) does sound like a guy name
they could be referring to a last name!
The name is Steinstein, but while this is sweet, it's unlikely. Most-if not all- religions today frown upon homosexuality, and anyone that deeply religious would not engage in a homosexual relationship. It does sound like they're dating (or flirting with the prospect of dating enough for him to know she adores him), so by this point they're hitting the religious roadblock, not the sexuality one. I wish too. I'm not fun at parties.
Not to sink into CZcams Comment Hell, but you're obviously not apart of the LGBT community. There are plenty of devoutly religious LGBT members. You literally don't know what the writer intended, and I don't see any other point to your argument than trying to bring heteronormativity to an atmosphere that doesn't need it.
It's very adorable, but iirc the reason why girls need to convert to Judiasm when dating a male Jew, and boys don't (when dating a female Jew) is because (in Jewish Culture) the child is raised in the Mother's religion, and not the father's. So if it was two women, she wouldn't need to convert.
This is adorable she is adorable everything is adorable
I love how a bunch of the heathers fandom has moved here😂
We follow our queen
Anywhere barret is YOU WILL FIND US
You can’t escape us - we r going to take over the internet!!!
Like in the Mean Girls Musical comment sections lol 😂 I mean seriously we’re everywhere on that
“Cause if I have to have the just friends talk I’ll do it with Jesus. Sorry Jesus, you’re just not my type” 💀 I can’t with this 😂 😂
i swear to god this is hilarious im jewish and i swear that line "if i had to do the freindzone thing it would be with jesus" lol
I stumble across this video every few months…it’s like a tradition
I'm crying because this is actually perfect.
Everyone on here is talking about Ben Platt but have you seen the guy who wrote this song, Nikko Benson?
Daaaamn.
Who wouldn't like latkes tbh like they're pretty much giant hashbrowns they're like happiness on a plate
Megan Hash FACTSSSS
Megan Hash LOL ikr
So happy she's in Heather's now, amazing!!!
She's actually going to be playing Janice in Mean Girls (On Broadway)
She did play Veronica at one point though!
Psychotic !! That comment was from 3 years ago
I never knew JD was Jewish
LMAO
JD = Jewish Dude
VERONICAAAAAA
I recognized her voice immediately ahhhhh
NonchalantThief yeah same!
I want to hug Barret Wilbert Weed.
Raina TL5Y but who doesn’t?
Michelle Perry people who don't know about her and live a sad, pathetic existence
I love barrett more than I love my boyfriend.
who doesn't
This is true for me too..... problem is I don't have a boyfriend in the first place...
I think we all do
Becky Thomason I don’t have a boyfriend I just love her in general.
I love Barret more than I love myself
She's playing Janice in Mean Girls on Broadway!
Hopper I really hope it allows for a much deserved break into the mainstream. As popular as it is amongst MT fans, Heathers sadly still only has a cult following
Janis
Wow she got over JD quickly
Maybe not. Imagine JD standing for Jewish Dude
FURY ok you successfully blew my mind
He did almost kill her so...
@@hanaflora.a I bet JD's mind is also blown
@@emmycamp3818 yeah but he also "traded his life for hers" at the end :,)
I'm singing this at me and Ben Platts wedding
I could be Jewish for you but in return, would you fight for me?
😁
her falsetto is GORGEOUS
I love her singing and I enjoy the song but the comments are the best. Heathers references for days y'all.
ben platt: h-
me:
How does she make it look so effortless
i’ve watched this an unhealthy amount of times
Does this song remind anyone else of the last five years?
I think it's literally a parody
It works perfectly with Shiksa Goddess 😂
I like the subtle mistakes, like how "shalom" also means goodbye, and how the Torah is written on scrolls and so doesn't have covers.
why cant i stop watching this!
As an orthodox Jew, this song is hilarious!!! And I loved Barret singing it obviously
HOW AM I ONLY HEARING THIS NOW
I'd like to sing this for a showcase but I'm already Jewish😂
Hannah Rose So am I, and I'm singing for my school's Valentine's Day Cabaret. It's a joke between me and my friends!
literally me
I might sing this for my schools purim talent show.
The real #jewprobs
Same
She can't go with him to the temple, she's a dead girl walking..
I'm so sorry
OMG I LOVE YOU 😂💞💞👌👌
okay but she must ride him till she breaks him because they'll hunt her down in study hall and stuff and mount her on the wall with 30 hours to live how else shall she spend them
Wait!!!.... Here's an idea that she likes spend these 30 hours gettin' FREAKAAYYYYY
Cause after that the Heathers are gonna hunt her down in study hall, and stuff and mount her on the wall
First Name Last Name but she don't have to stay and die like cattle, she could change her name and ride up Seattle
Happy Hanukkah to the jewish people watching lol happy holidays
I could see Patrice singing this to Evan in 13 the musical.
YAAASSS OMG YOU'RE AWESOME!!!!!
Aurora Nash yes omgggg
Um heck yes!!!
This is perfect. How do we make this happen?
Aurora Nash OMG YASS
sounds like a "broadway" - "part of your world"
Adam Cicelsky tbh I think this sounds more like a Broadway “Part of Your World”
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Sorry Jesus, you're just not my type. LMAO
I fucking love her.
Still a better love story than twilight
When a Sex and the City Musical eventually happens this'll be perfect for Charlotte
Oh fudge, I was just thinking that!!!!!!
a bunch of people were asking for the lyrics, they're not perfect but I tried...
I should have known when I met you by the orthodox synagogue
I should have known when I saw you buying extra lox at the bagel shop
I should have known, you're not to blame
I should have seen we're not the same
It doesn't take an Einstein
You've got the nose, You've got the name, The name is Steinstein.
I'm not sure what you want me to do, but I think this is worth working through
and I know it's a little bit out of the blue but I might as well try it I think I could be Jewish for you
like on the holidays I'll stop making gingerbread start making challah
when Hanukkah comes heck I'll light the mandala-menorah excuse me, if you could just choose me
I'll sing eidel deidel not fa la
yeah as far as the culture I might need a clue but I'll give it a shot cause I've got to be Jewish for you
I'll go with you to temple, I'll try to learn Yiddish
I'll start eating kosher, I'll even play quidditch-
no that's not a Jew thing, well show me some new things
I won't be the slightest bit skittish
I'll do it by road till it feels like it's true
and till I'm verklempt I'll attempt to be Jewish for you
I mean I would be Irish or Russian or French but no Chinese is a bit of a stretch
just wait even your rabbi will call me a mensch
did I mention I've been practicing my kvetch oh!
I will adapt where the average girl freezes cause if I have to have the just friends talk,
I'll have it with Jesus
I'm sorry Jesus, you're just not my type
whatever they are I could learn to like (latkas)?
and if we have sons then they'll all have bar matsas- bar mitzvahs I'm joking
I promise I know things
enough not to ruin shabbat, cause
if that's what it takes then that's what I'll do
please don't run away
and one day I'll be Jewish for you
tell me you've never questioned one holy command
tell me don't you think love's more romantic unplanned
just tell me you're nervous, we'll start with a service
just tell me where you stand
tell me I need you, tell me in Hebrew, teach me l'chaim and shiksa* and oi
just let me try
instead of hi, I'll say shalom
till my hovel feels like home
and I won't say goodbye so here's what I propose
I'll read through the Torah from cover to cover
till even Moses could see we were meant for each other
you know I adore you so let me fight for you
together we'll take on your mother
it might be a prayer but a prayer can come true
I dare you to dare me I swear I'll come through
when I'm with you I there isn't a thing I can't do
so if you're inclined I won't mind being Jewish for you
*Barrett says horcrux
lox
Hannah McGuire and till I'm verklempt I'll attempt to be Jewish for you (it took me ages to work it out xD)
+Hannah McGuire enough not to ruin shabbat, cause
I though it was "You've got the knows" and "Tell me, you've never question one holy comment", but I'm Brazilian, so I'm might be wrong _anyway, thanks for this lyrics! Helped a lot!
The horcrux part is another Harry Potter joke, like when she mentions qudditch.
as a jewish person this is so funny to me and she performed it so well we really stan this gentile queen
3:31 she said fight for you
LET THEM DRIVE US UNDERGROUND
I DONT CARE HOW FAAAAAAR
WAIT HOLD MY APPLE PIE THIS IS THE GIRL WHO PLAYS VERONICA IN THE HEATHERS!?!!!!!
Yup! Just Heathers though, no The
It’s 9 years later, and this still is just as funny and masterful as the first time listened. One of the best corners of musical CZcams.😊
I think I've watched this around twelve times today
Would their love be God? xD
+The Real Sandwitch Yes
+The Real Sandwitch omg but what if he wants to blow up the jewish synagogue for her??
Definitely
nah, they're too damaged
Samantha Game But their not beyond repair.
If my future boyfriend DOESN'T sing this to me in front of my mother, I'll be glad to show him to the door.
you can tell shes a musical theatre actress shes so EXPRESSIVE she is every character she sings so beautifully
Is it even possible for someone to be this gorgeous and have such an amazing voice 😊😊😊
+Rebecca Hogan I'm skeptical on the existence of barrett wilbert weed.
3:28 “you know I adore you so let me FIGHT FOR YOU”
I LOOK UP TO THIS WOMAN SO MUCH
OMG I'VE ALWAYS LIKED AND WATCHED THIS VID, BUT I NOW JUST REALIZE SHE PLAYS VERONICA IN THE MUSICAL HEATHERS.
Cannot stop coming back to this. So good.
Me @ Ben Platt
Watching this video made me fall in love with Barrett. Her acting, her voice... just simply vulnerable perfection in front of a mic!
Barrett’s little smiles from 0:48 - 0:51 are everything
i love the softer breathier side of her voice!!! you don’t get to hear it in heathers and mean girls but oml🤩
Barett is flawless
Me when I interned at a Jewish community center because it was the closest place that accepted me.
It is wild this video is 7 years old
I literally watch this daily
You know Barrett would be really good at playing Veronica in Heathers or Janise in The Mean Girls Musical
LudaMeri IKR I feel like she would be amazing as them
I love Barrett's rendition of this song, her voice is so perfect for it, and her expressions throughout the entire piece are spot on, I find myself laughing and crying though this song, her voice really makes me feel things