Sonoma Jewish music series includes ‘the whole kitchen sink’
Polish dance music from Veretski Pass. Middle Eastern guitar riffs from RebbeSoul. Jewish songs with a feminist perspective. A setting of “Avinu Malkeinu” for cantor, clarinet, cello, piano and percussion.
The free Jewish Music Series that starts...
‘To Life’ is a salute to playwright’s Jewish family
free staged reading of playwright Robert Coppel's two-act play "To Life," recreating a fictionalized version of his Jewish family, will be performed Aug. 14 at 8 p.m. at Main Street Playhouse in Miami Lakes.
"Although...
Rebecca Schoffer returns home to lead families in a musical celebration of Judaism
Families, mark your calendars: You don’t want to miss “Boker Tov at the Shore” at the JCC on Sunday, July 23, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Led by locallyborn artist and musician Rebecca Schoffer, the PJ...
Feuding family members featured in ‘Bad Jews’
Jewish actress Hannah Benitez stars in the one-act drama "Bad Jews," running now through Aug. 13 by Main Street Players at the Main Street Playhouse in Miami Lakes.
The story is centered on the death...
Former Hasidic reggae star Matisyahu finds salvation beyond perfection
Matisyahu has gone through some drastic changes in recent years, and this was the capper. In 2011, he’d shaved his beard and announced that he was backing away from Hasidic Judaism, a decision that...
Review: ‘Bad Jews’ will make you laugh, cringe and think
How fitting that the Actors’ Warehouse would select “Bad Jews” as the first offering in its classy new venue — a former church on Northeast First Street that has long since been repurposed from...
Jewish music for any soul
For the 8th season, clarinetist Paul Green will bring Jewish music to the Berkshires with an international mix of chamber works and song.
His "Summer Celebration of Jewish Music" brings together an ensemble that includes...
‘My mother’s Italian, my father’s Jewish, & I’m in therapy!’ highlights joys and struggles...
Steve Solomon has made a successful career out of talking about his family.
The one-man show he created and stars in, “My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish, & I'm in Therapy!” — which he will...
Hillel Kogan’s We Love Arabs explores the relationship between Arab and Jewish Israelis
Why do people have to take controversial issues so seriously? In a world where every political debate turns into a new reason to abuse barbiturates, it feels like it's time for everyone to just...
Musical called ‘Jew Store’ making world debut locally this weekend
Theater fans who’d like to see a Broadway show before New Yorkers do will have their chance with the world premiere of “Jew Store (The Musical),” at the Aronoff this weekend.
“Jew Store (The Musical),”...