Tag: Jewish Music
Everyone knows ‘Ma’oz Tzur,’ except they don’t
The lights are kindled, the shamash is returned to its place and the family breaks into song: It is a rousing, march-like melody that is the aural equivalent of the menorah’s light—energy, joy and hope in...
German Jewish music festival brings global performers
Meshing Chassidic jazz, klezmer, opera and film, Germany’s International Days of Jewish Music are set to celebrate the coexistence of European Jews and non-Jews.
Running from Nov. 21-27, the fourth edition of the festival takes place at...
Back in blue: Hit Jewish rock group of decades ago is reuniting
It’s not quite New Kids on the Block getting back together, but it’s still meaningful.
When Blue Fringe released “My Awakening” in 2003, frontman Dov Rosenblatt had no idea that it would sell more than...
Jewish a cappella group Six13 releases Billy Joel-inspired Passover parody
The Jewish a cappella group Six13 created a mash-up of classic tunes from Jewish musician Billy Joel for their new Passover song, aptly titled “A Billy Joel Passover.”
The music video for the track begins...
Yale Strom’s Search for Jewish Music throughout Eastern Europe
In retrospect, ethnomusicologist Yale Strom probably owes a thank you to the local klezmer band members who turned down his request to play violin with them. That rejection prompted him to decide to form...
Music for Yom Kippur: Kol Nidrei, The History of a Song and a Prayer
Kol Nidrei is an Aramaic phrase which means far more than its literal translation, “All Vows.” This statement of annulment of vows has become such a dominant part of the Jewish religious psyche that it...
Sounds of the season: Live and pre-recorded performances to boost holiday worship
Relix magazine and the Brooklyn Bowl are well-known to music lovers worldwide. This year, they will become even better known as they host “High Holidays –A Suite of Spiritually Driven Holiday Services,” an innovative musical worship experience...
Auschwitz survivor who used music to help combat racism, anti-Semitism dies at 96
Holocaust survivor Esther Bejarano died on July 10 at the Jewish Hospital in Hamburg, Germany, at the age of 96, according to The Associated Press.
Born in 1924 in the French-occupied German town of Saarlouis, Bejarano...