Jewish Journal

Survey indicates Jewish singing spurs Jewish engagement

In 2006, Lara Torgovnik, 21, started college at New York University as a vocal performance major. She had little Jewish background — at age 8, she chose music school over Hebrew school with permission ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Meet the Yemeni-Jewish musician singing soulful Jewish R&B

You might not consider soulful R&B to fall under the umbrella of “Jewish music.” Jewish-Canadian singer-songwriter Erez Zobary is here to change that. When you think of Jewish music, what comes to ...
Sun Sentinel

How Jews adapt to the sudden disappearance of communal singing

(JTA) February was hours away from ending when Russ Agdern stood at the center of the room at a Jewish retreat center in Maryland, singing with all of the spirit he could muster. The space was packed, ...
Jewish United Fund

Viral singing sensation and Northbrook native JORDY ‘creates safe spaces’ through his music

Photo credit: Dante Velasquez Jr.. From toddler sing-alongs to his recent record deal, Jordy Shulman has spent his life singing. The Northbrook native Jewish pop singer, whose passion for music has ...
Jewish Journal

In Brussels, a tragic note to a Jewish student singing tour

Moments before they were scheduled to start singing at an impromptu memorial vigil outside the Jewish Museum of Belgium, the 13 members of Yale University’s Jewish a cappella group were still unsure ...
The Forward

Some Jewish musicians are asking Jewish critics of Israel to stop singing their songs at protests

(JTA) — 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, ...
Berkshire Eagle

Joshua Nelson will sing Jewish Gospel

LENOX -- Joshua Nelson's got soul. A black Jewish gospel singer, he made his first appearance at the Berkshire Jewish Film Festival in 2002 and is back again for an encore this summer. To celebrate ...
The Forward

Does Junior Need Jewish Preschool — or Is Shabbat Sing-Along Enough?

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen. My wife and I ...
The Jewish Exponent

Can Jews Sing ‘Dayenu’ While There Are Hostages? The Passover Seder Gets a Post-Oct. 7 Rethink

As the American-Israeli poet Marty Herskovitz thought about the upcoming Passover holiday, the prospect of singing “Dayenu” at the first seder since his country was attacked didn’t sit right with him.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Some Jewish musicians are asking Jewish critics of Israel to stop singing their songs at protests

“I cannot condone that organization using my song officially,” Shoshana Jedwab said about IfNotNow. (JTA) — When the Jewish group IfNotNow asked educator and musician Shoshana Jedwab whether it could ...