Tag: music
Day Two: STM Presents “Hanukke Oy Hanukke a Yom Tev a Sheiner”
Kippalive - Al HaNisim כיפה-לייב על הניסים
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7MXDlPg_LI
Israeli Andalusian orchestra performs second concert in secret in Morocco
An Israeli orchestra from Ashdod performed at a music festival in Morocco in early December, despite calls to cancel and threats to boycott the festival from local BDS activists who are opposed to normalized...
Beautiful Yiddish Chanukah Song, “Borekh ate”
The *beautiful* Yiddish Chanukah song "Borekh ate" ("Blessed Art Thou")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPyFJb_0FWo
Performed by the
Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC
Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor
And if you haven't yet seen the following here's the JPPC performing the *playful* Yiddish Chanukah...
A new kind of ambassador: The rise of Israel’s Shalva Band and Netta Barzilai
As the Shalva Band and 2018 Eurovision Song Contest winner Netta Barzilai redefine what it means to be beautiful and successful, perhaps they are, at the same time, redefining what it means to be...
Nearly 60,000 attend Jennifer Lopez’s first concert in Israel
Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park was packed on Thursday night with nearly 60,000 people gathered to watch pop icon Jennifer Lopez, aka “J.Lo,” give her first concert in Israel.
Lopez, who recently celebrated her 50th birthday,...
New memoir by friend of Dylan’s reveals details about musician’s Jewish roots
A new memoir written by Bob Dylan’s best friend gives readers a glimpse into parts of the music icon’s Jewish side that have previously fallen under the radar.
In Dylan & Me: 50 Years of Adventures (written...
Lionel Richie blocks CodePink after attacked for upcoming Israel concert
Music icon Lionel Richie snubbed the women’s anti-war group Code Pink after the organization, which is active in the anti-Israel boycott campaign, launched a petition urging the singer to cancel his upcoming show in...
Israel welcomes Jennifer Lopez ahead of Tel Aviv show
American singer, actress and celebrity Jennifer Lopez landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Wednesday ahead of her Thursday night concert in Tel Aviv as part of her “It’s My Party” 50th birthday tour.
A month...
Bon Jovi rocks Tel Aviv, despite pressure from BDS movement
World-renowned rock band Bon Jovi performed in front of some 50,000 people in Tel Aviv on July 25, despite pressure from the BDS movement not to play in Israel.
According to The Jerusalem Post, lead singer Jon...
‘Jewish music’ program thrills at UC San Diego
Story by Eileen Wingard, Photos by Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel
The venerable UCSD pianist, Cecil Lytle, chooses a different theme each year for the annual Lytle Scholarship Concert, raising funds for UC San Diego’s Preuss...