Hasidic singer and composer

Mordechai Ben DavidSongs, albums, age and where shows are announced

American-born Hasidic singer and composer, one of the pioneers of new Hasidic music, known for Yidden, Moshiach Moshiach and Maaminim Bnei Maaminim.

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Mordechai Ben David opened for another band at Brooklyn College in 1972 and went on to sell more than a million albums

Mordechai Ben David, the stage name of Mordechai Werdyger, was born in Brooklyn in 1951. He gave his first concert in 1972, opening for the group Ohr Chadash at Brooklyn College, and released his first album, Sings Original Chassidic Nigunim, in 1973. With Hineni (1974) he found the sound that became his trademark.

From the 1970s to the 1990s he released many Hasidic rock hits, mixing traditional Hasidic melodies with jazz, pop and rock, in Hebrew, Yiddish and English. In 1981 he and the producer Sheya Mendlowitz made Avraham Fried's first solo album, and together they produced a run of hit albums of his own, among them MBD and Friends (1987). By 2004 his albums had sold more than a million copies.

He has headlined charity concerts, above all those of HASC and Ohel, and performs often in Israel. Tzeaka came out in 2017 and Hashpuois in 2022, in 2020 he began hosting a Friday radio show on Kol Chai, and in 2025 he released Chaverim, a single he composed himself. In the summer of 2026 he toured four Israeli cities, opening with a sold-out show for about 6,500 people at the Sultan's Pool in Jerusalem.

Born
16 April 1951, in Brooklyn, New York Wikidata
Real name
Mordechai Werdyger Wikidata
Known as
The king of Hasidic music Hebrew Wikipedia
First concert
1972, at Brooklyn College Wikipedia
Album sales
More than a million by June 2004 Wikipedia
Radio show
Shirin VeRachashin, Fridays on Kol Chai, since 2020 Hebrew Wikipedia

Mordechai Ben David smiling, microphone in hand, under blue stage lights, 2017 — Photo: שלמה, CC BY-SA 3.0

His path runs from a first album in 1973 to a sold-out night at the Sultan's Pool in 2026

1972
Gave his first concert, opening for the group Ohr Chadash at Brooklyn College. Wikipedia
1973
Released his first album, Sings Original Chassidic Nigunim. Wikipedia
1974
Released Hineni, the album that began his trademark sound. Wikipedia
1981
Released his first live album and, with Sheya Mendlowitz, produced Avraham Fried's first solo album, No Jew Will Be Left Behind. Wikipedia
1986
Released Kumt Aheim, the song known as Yidden, set to the music of Dschinghis Khan's song of the same name. Wikipedia
2017
Released the album Tzeaka, with the soloists Motty Steinmetz and Nussi Fuchs. Wikipedia
2020
Began hosting Shirin VeRachashin, a Friday afternoon show on Kol Chai radio. Hebrew Wikipedia
2022
Released the album Hashpuois. Hebrew Wikipedia
2025
Released the single Chaverim, which he composed himself. Hebrew Wikipedia
2026
Toured four Israeli cities, opening with a sold-out show for about 6,500 people at the Sultan's Pool in Jerusalem. Yeshiva World News, 31 July 2026

These are Mordechai Ben David's best-known albums and songs

Chaverim
Song · 2025 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Hashpuois
Album · 2022 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Tzeaka
Album · 2017 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Kisufim
Album · 2011 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Maaminim Bnei Maaminim
Album · 2001 · Hebrew Wikipedia
Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach
Album · 1992 · Wikipedia
MBD and Friends
Album · 1987 · Wikipedia
Yidden (Kumt Aheim)
Song · 1986 · Wikipedia
Hineni
Album · 1974 · Wikipedia
Sings Original Chassidic Nigunim
Album · 1973 · Hebrew Wikipedia

His own channel has his songs, clips and concerts

2026

2025

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Where does Mordechai Ben David announce new shows?

New dates are announced first on Mordechai Ben David's official pages: Official site, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Israel.com does not list these shows yet.

What is Mordechai Ben David's Instagram?

Mordechai Ben David's official Instagram account is @mbd_real. The latest posts from it are on this page.

Where can I listen to Mordechai Ben David's songs?

Mordechai Ben David's songs are on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube, on the official artist pages linked here.

How old is Mordechai Ben David?

Mordechai Ben David was born on 16 April 1951 and is 75 years old.

What are Mordechai Ben David's best-known songs?

Some of his songs are known well beyond Hasidic audiences, among them Moshiach Moshiach and Maaminim Bnei Maaminim. He has said he counts Odcha, from the album Ahavti Tefilati, as his most important song.