Music

Andrew Esensten, Jewish&, 11/15/2019

David Serero draws on his Moroccan Jewish heritage in his adaptations of classic plays.

Andrew Esensten, Jewish&, 10/16/2018

Anthony Russell’s brilliant new album attempts to answer that question.

Team Be'chol Lashon, Jewish&, 04/06/2017

Poetry and dance to share and inspire at your Passover seder.

Team Be'chol Lashon, Jewish&, 09/21/2016

What is Jewish music?

Lior Ben-Hur, Jewish&, 06/14/2016

Music and Judaism go hand in hand. Every Shabbat service, lifecycle event, Jewish holiday or Israeli holiday has a specific song or melody that relates to that special day.

Ruth Abusch-Magder, Jewish&, 03/30/2015

This simple piece of the Haggadah liturgy is one the first Jews learn but few of us know about the history of this text and the music that has now become the classic tradition.

Team Be'chol Lashon, Jewish&, 03/01/2016

It was not until she was already on her way to adulthood, that singer Sarah Aroeste discovered the connection between her Sephardic roots in Greece and her love of music with the Sephardic musical traditions in Ladino.

Sandra Lawson, Jewish&, 11/10/2015

 I met the landlady’s husband. His name is Michael. He came to collect the rent, and what I thought would be a more formal conversation  turned out to be another awesome encounter with a wonderful human being.

Prodezra/Reuben Fromey, Jewish&, 09/01/2015

If I’ve learned anything being a black, observant, Jewish Hip-Hop artist, it’s that it takes time and patience for something new to be accepted and to catch on. As Rosh Hoshanah approaches, I’m ready for more new beginnings that I may never have dreamed of or had the courage to pursue.

Canton Rachel Stock Spilker, Jewish&, 01/22/2015

There is a myth that Jewish music is "always in a minor key," and often echoes themes of pieces like "Hava Nagila" and "Kol Nidrei."

Sarah Aroeste, Jewish&, 10/21/2014

The times in my life when I have most often struggled to retain that feeling of being grounded, I have turned to music.

Sarah Aroeste, Jewish&, 11/15/2013