December 20, 2022
This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. It is a truth universally acknowledged that Hanukkah’s profile […]
December 16, 2022
When it comes to Jewish songs about food, Chanukah is the winner by a landslide! While most of that singing is about crispy golden-fried potato latkes — there are also […]
December 15, 2022
Just in time for Hanukkah to start on the night of Dec. 18 and fresh off their visit to a packed Temple Israel to perform last week, Jewish a cappella […]
December 14, 2022
After releasing an EP in early 2020, Tzipporah Johnson knew that she wanted to put out a full-length album, and the pandemic, forcing many people to curtail their activities, gave […]
December 9, 2022
It’s time for the Season of Light! With Chanukah just a couple of weeks away, I thought I’d share a song about bringing light into the world. “Rise Up” by […]
December 2, 2022
There’s a famous Rebbe Nachman quote: “The whole world is a very narrow bridge, and the most important thing is not to be afraid.” Many contemporary Jewish artists have found […]
December 2, 2022
For two of the cast members of the touring company of Les Miserables, their paths to the stage took different routes. Ben Cherington’s ran through the bima at his Northern […]
November 28, 2022
Robert Dorfman has acted for some of the undisputed greats of American theater. But his newest undertaking marks a transition from the stage to a “power broker” role that could […]
November 25, 2022
It’s good to give thanks! That’s what Psalm 92, which we most often sing on Shabbat, tells us. My buddy Todd Herzog has a beautiful song interpreting this idea in […]
November 24, 2022
Jewish themes are having a moment at the cinema this Fall.