As the Romantic movement reached its crescendo across Europe in the early nineteenth century, few collaborations seemed as unlikely – and as fruitful – as that between Lord Byron, the scion of Eng ...

There is an unsolved mystery at the heart of one of the most popular Jewish songs in history. Every Friday evening, Jews around the world recite the poetic prayer “Lecha Dodi” to welcome the Sabbath.

While Adam Sandler and the late Debbie Friedman are in a class by themselves with Hanukkah hits, the Journal has made a list of 18 more songs that are great not just for Hanukkah, but also for the 357 ...

The beloved Jewish folk song, which is about a century old, is appearing more and more at sporting events, private parties and trendy bars. By Alyson Krueger On a Monday afternoon in May, “Hava Nagila ...

As in the Folksbiene’s previous concerts at SummerStage, the talent on the stage was inspiring. Eleanor Reissa, Daniel Kahn, Joanne Borts, Lea Kalisch, Riki Rose and many other Yiddish music stars ...

The contemporary dawning of Hebrew song can be traced to the last decades of the nineteenth century, when Jewish poets in Europe began to write Hebrew poetry. However, with new Hebrew educational ...

A new Shabbat prayerbook by The Kitchen congregation in San Francisco blends Ashkenazi and Sephardic liturgy into one siddur.

CU Boulder event, now in its 11th year, will schmooze it up on March 12 For the past decade, Hebrew classes at the University of Colorado Boulder have hosted a novel event described as a rite of ...

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When the Jewish group IfNotNow asked educator and musician Shoshana Jedwab whether it could include her song “Where You Go” in its songbook, Jedwab offered a cautious yes. The year was 2018, and the ...