Tag: music
The Holiness of Sex: Leonard Cohen’s Biblical Theology
On hearing that I had recently written a book about Leonard Cohen, someone asked me why I thought Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature rather than Cohen. Not being a Nobel prize adjudicator...
Police detain Israeli rock star for waving hostage sign at Hollywood concert
Israeli rock star Aviv Geffen was escorted out of a David Gilmour concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday by Los Angeles police, after failing to heed a request to take down a sign...
Zamir Choral Foundation launches program to train Jewish choir conductors
A $500,000 donation to the Zamir Choral Foundation from husband and wife Robert and Vicki Lieberman aims to teach conductors of Jewish choral music.
Named after Matthew Lazar, the foundation’s founder and director, between 12 and 15...
Sukkot and Sukkah Songs
The seven days of Sukkot—celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the Four Kinds, and rejoicing—is the holiday when we expose ourselves to the elements in covered huts, commemorating G‑d's sheltering our ancestors as...
State attorney seeks probe of Israeli singer over ‘incitement’ against Gaza
Israeli State Attorney Amit Aisman has requested permission to open a preliminary criminal investigation against Eyal Golan, one of the Jewish state’s most famous musicians, on suspicion of “incitement to violence” against the residents...
Jerusalem choir, with Jews and Arabs, wows US talent show
A youth choir composed of Jews and Arabs has advanced to the second round of “America’s Got Talent” after an impressive audition on Tuesday night’s episode of the NBC show.
The Jerusalem Youth Chorus, made up of...
SXSW festival bars US Army as sponsor after ‘careful consideration,’ anti-Israel pressure
South by Southwest (SXSW), the more than 35-year-old annual conference and music festival held in Austin, Texas, announced recently that it is revising its sponsorship model “after careful consideration.”
“The U.S. Army, and companies who...
Birthright Israel mega-event draws 2,000 young Jews from around world
More than 2,000 participants on Birthright Israel programs gathered on Monday for a gala evening in central Israel that marks the highlight of the organization’s summer trips to Israel.
The Birthright Israel Mega Event at...
Holocaust survivor band member’s 99th birthday with Miami day-school kids
Saul Dreier has lived many lives in his 99 years in this world. The Holocaust survivor was born in Poland in 1925 to a secular Jewish family in Krakow and lived a normal life...
A Filipino singer’s journey to Judaism in Israel
He had grown up in a swanky northern Tel Aviv home adopted by a secular Israeli family, alongside his Filipino single mother who is a foreign worker.
Fluent in Hebrew, he was a semifinalist in...