Yossi Green

Yossi Green (born May 30, 1955) is a Hasidic Jewish composer of contemporary Jewish religious music. he has written more than 1000 melodies in the genres of pop music, classical music, liturgical music, Hasidic music, and show tunes. His songs have appeared on more than 120 albums and CDs. His clients include most of the superstars of the Orthodox Jewish music world. He has released four greatest hits albums titled Shades of Green, and a solo album, The 8th Note. He regularly performs at charity benefits accompanied by popular Jewish singers under the rubric "Yossi Green & Friends".

Early life Green was born on May 30, 1955 to a Satmar Hasidic family in Bnei Brak, Israel. He has two older sisters.

Musical style Green has composed and recorded over 1000 melodies in the genres of contemporary Jewish religious music, pop music, classical music, Hasidic music, and show tunes. He draws most of his lyrics from primary Jewish texts, including Torah, Talmud, and Midrash. "Aderaba", Shloime Gertner, Ohad Moskowitz, Dedi Graucher, Gad Elbaz, Shulem Lemmer, Mendy Werdyger, Meir Sherman, Ari Klein and Itzik Dadya. His first collaboration with Fried took place when the latter was 19; they have since collaborated on eight albums.

Vistory In 2010 Green launched a new project called Yossi Green Vistory, which is short for Vintage Music History. He has produced three singles featuring Shabbat zemirot composed by Rabbi Dov Berish Halevi Horowitz, a composer of Hasidic music in pre-war Hungary.

Hurricane Sandy Green resides in Sea Gate, New York, with his wife Brigitte and their children. In 2012 his home was damaged as a result of Hurricane Sandy; the family lost most of their clothing and other personal possessions to flooding. On the first anniversary of the storm, Green wrote a new song, "Hodu l'Hashem ki tov" (Give thanks to God, for He is good), which he performed at a community gala and Hachnosas Sefer Torah in Sea Gate.

Green is the co-owner of a medical supply business in Brooklyn.

Discography Zimriah: Songs by Yossi Green (1983) Shades of Green: Yossi Green's Greatest Hits (2002) The 8th Note (2008) Shades of Green II: Hipsh (2011) Shades of Green III: Hartzig (2012) (with Shloime Daskal) Shragee (2012) (with Shragee Gestetner) Shades of Green IV: Varemkeit (2014) (with Shragee Gestetner) Yiddish Nachas - Matonoh Toivoh (2014) Pianesque (2015) (with Mendy Portnoy) Yiddish Nachas 2 - Sivavon (2016) Shades of Green V: Leil Shishi (2017) (with Shlomo Simcha) Maginat Chayei Book (2017) Yiddish Nachas 3 - Mizmor Shir (2018) Yiddish Nachas 4 - Emunah U'bitachon (2020) Sfira Mit Yiddish Nachas (2021) Nigunei R' Berish Vishever - Zemiros Shabbos (2022)