Got Five Bucks? ft. Ari Lesser [Official Music Video by Oorah]

Oorah presents a brilliant exchange between performer Ari Lesser and his homeless friend.

Lyrics:
Even if you shop around for a deal you still
Won’t get to much with a five dollar bill
At best you might get a pair of socks
Or a bagel and cream cheese, forget about lox
A glass of orange juice, but not fresh squeezed
A slice of pizza with no extra cheese
You may get a bouquet of discount flowers
Or feed a parking meter for a couple of hours
And everyone knows that you won’t get far
If you put five dollars of gas in your car
But enter the Oorah Auction today
And your five-dollar bill will go such a long way
Send thousands of kids to camp at the zone
And set up TorahMates over the phone
But if sponsoring mitzvot isn’t enough
You also might win some awesome stuff
Buy a five dollar ticket and with some luck
You’ll win a Mastercard worth six thousand bucks
Get a stack of one thousand five dollar bills
Or a trip anywhere, from Japan to Brazil
A vacation to Israel, including airfare
All kinds of fine china and tableware
Four grand to cover your dental care
Or a shaitel that looks way better than your hair
Make your wife happy with classy jewelry
And thousands of dollars of free therapy
A new Jet Ski or an ATV
Or a 2-year lease on a Camry LE
A sedan, minivan, or a SUV
Six grand to pay for all your groceries
A three-day stay in New York City
With a ten thousand dollar shopping spree
And everyone knows that you won’t get far
If you put five dollars of gas in your car
But enter the Oorah Auction today
And your five-dollar bill will go such a long way
You’ll help them send thousands of menorahs
And offer live weekly lessons in Torah
If sponsoring mitzvot isn’t enough
You also might win some awesome stuff
Five bucks could win you a whole lot of dough
Big fat check for six-one-three-oh
Six grand to help pay off your home loan
Seven days at summer camp in The Zone
Take your whole family to Israel for Sukkot
Meet the greatest Rabbis and they’ll give you brachot
Spend a week at the Waldorf in Jerusalem
Get a necklace of diamonds and other fine gems
Some sterling silver goods for Shabbat
You could win it all if you hit the Jackpot
Get a hundred times your total donation
Up to fifty grand, and a family vacation
Forty five for a nice home renovation
Some fine furniture from Accentuations
Four grand in brand new clothes and shoes
And if you donate Lishma, then you never lose
And everyone knows that you won’t get far
If you put five dollars of gas in your car
But enter the Oorah Auction today
And your five-dollar bill will go such a long way
You’ll help them kasher hundreds of kitchens
And cover countless yeshiva tuitions
If sponsoring mitzvot isn’t enough
You also might win some awesome stuff
Every prize cost five if you haven’t heard
Like forty five hundred to make sure your insured
Ten thousand dollar savings bond in the bank
A thousand plus gallons of gas in your tank
Five minutes to load up your shopping cart
With everything you can grab at Walmart
A puppy or python as a family pet
Five thousand bucks to pay off all your debt
Fifty five hundred to go back to school
A Sefer Torah you could give to your shul
Thousands of dollars in Artscroll books
Twenty five grand if you make a sidduch
Brand new Toyota Siena Minivan
Four thousand dollar Visa card in hand
Lifetime airfare to the Holy Land
And of course the grand prize of thirty-six grand
And everyone knows that you won’t get far
If you put five dollars of gas in your car
But enter the Oorah Auction today
And your five-dollar bill will go such a long way
Help send thousands of shmurah matzot
And lulav and etrogim for Sukkot
And if sponsoring mitzvot isn’t enough
You also might win some awesome stuff

[sheya]

I gotta say, Ari Lesser is very talented! Great video!

[ariblesser]

Ari is pretty great... but that Homeless guy is even better!

[JoshShabbos]

LOL, Ari is playing himself AND the homeless guy!

[JoshShabbos]

Ari you rock, you're a kiddush Hashem a;; the way, &Oorah are the biggest kiddush Hashem- what you do for the Jewish people is above and beyond

[izzyf]

Who's this talented jewish dude?? Seriously...

[halmaydo]

Who is the cast in the video besides Ari Lesser? theres no credits at the end. (homeless guy, the guy on the drum, the kid dancing etc.)

[J]

I often try not to view these type of videos on YouTube, let alone view YouTube videos at all due to my level of conviction to living with in the orthodox Jewish community however I fell deeply compelled to posting my opinion of this video. Even though my comment will probably get deleted; here I go.

I myself grew up in a reformed style level of observance and I have more or less become strictly orthodox in my life and moved to Lakewood, NJ a few years ago with my wife. Videos like this and the general attitude of Oorah that they will m'karev non orthodox Jews back into the fold is nothing but a farse. In order to really m'karev the non orthodox Jews you must show them that you are sincere in your observance and non make a mockery of it by "attracting" them by lowering yourself.