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The Jewish Lives Podcast episode on Irving Berlin highlights the composer's significant impact on American popular song, with George Gershwin even calling hi...

Philip Glass's Egyptian opera "Akhnaten" is set to be staged at the Metropolitan Opera, marking its American production story, which has been more modest tha...

The Metropolitan Opera in New York is featuring George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" with an all-black cast, a choice stemming from Gershwin's desire to avoid ...

Ray Charles, accompanied by the Raelettes, visited Israel in the early 1970s for a series of wildly successful concerts where fans cheered them in Jerusalem,...

In 1968, the music producer Jimmy Miller was at the peak of his career, working with iconic bands like The Rolling Stones and Traffic, helping create some of...

Ishay Ribo's rendition of the Yom Kippur Temple service, Seder ha-Avodah, has garnered immense popularity for blending secular and religious themes and focus...

J. Hoberman explores the intriguing idea of reimagining George Gershwin's classic opera "Porgy and Bess" in a Yiddish setting, highlighting the cultural inte...

Yiddish singer Adah Hetko, known for modernizing classic songs from ethnomusicologists like Ruth Rubin, collaborates with Allison Posner and Joe Hetko to per...

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss the recent Israeli elections in their podcast, exploring the paradoxical nature of the results t...

The author reflects on hymns and their role in Jewish mourning rituals, contrasting the emotional pull of hymns with the starkness of traditional Jewish fune...

In this edition, Don Futterman, Noah Efron, and Dina Kraft discuss three vital topics in Israeli society: the Labor Party's decision to merge with a center-r...

In this episode, Don Futterman, Noah Efron, and Dina Kraft discuss the Labor Party's merger strategy, Israel's Foreign Ministry focusing on promoting Israeli...

Michael Tilson Thomas, a renowned conductor and music director of the San Francisco Symphony, has been selected to receive a Kennedy Center Honor. Thomas, wh...

Alan Lomax, a prominent figure in ethnomusicology, was part of a network of scholars, including German Jewish pioneers, who were instrumental in the field's ...

JetLAG is an annual gathering in the Catskill Mountains that draws Russian-speaking Jewish immigrants for a weekend of music, art, and cultural expression. F...

Woody Allen made his directorial debut at La Scala opera house in Milan, premiering Giacomo Puccini's Gianni Schicchi. This marked Allen's first foray into o...

The text discusses a review of an exhibition called "Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything," initially presented at the Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal a...

Don Futterman, Noah Efron, and Miriam Herschlag discuss the swift move towards new elections in Israel, just weeks after the previous round, and the implicat...

Bob Dylan's Jewish heritage subtly but profoundly influences his music, as discussed in a reflection on his 10 most Jewish songs. These tracks weave Jewish t...

During her performance at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Madonna caused controversy by displaying the Palestinian and Israeli flags on the bac...

The text discusses the beauty and significance of Yiddish poetry, focusing on recent musical projects that bring Yiddish poems to life. It highlights compose...

Ariana Grande's hit song "7 Rings" has brought renewed attention and substantial royalties to the musical legacy of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II....

The article discusses the history and significance of the theremin, the first electronic instrument mass-produced and played without physical contact. Invent...

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Miriam Herschlag from Times of Israel discuss the Likud primaries, the protests by Ethiopian-Israelis against police b...

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, a prominent figure in the development of Neo-Hasidism, was known for his music, storytelling, and teachings that aimed to renew conte...

This episode of Unorthodox explores the intersection of Jewish culture with Christmas traditions, featuring conversations with Bill Adler and Steven D'Souza....

The article delves into the Jewish influences in the creation of the Mary Poppins films, highlighting contributions from Jewish composers both in the origina...

Connie Francis, born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero to Italian-American parents, is sometimes mistakenly thought to be Jewish but has extensive connections t...

A musician receives an armadillo menorah as a mysterious gift which forms a unique bond with him as they travel the country together. The armadillo menorah, ...

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Don Futterman discuss the controversy surrounding Airbnb's decision to remove Jewish settlers from their site, questio...

In a discussion about peace and conflict resolution, the podcast delves into the lessons that Israelis and Palestinians can learn from the peace process in N...

In a recycled edition of the Promised Podcast, topics discussed include the lack of rabbinic protest against a liberal abortion law, the role of professors i...

The article discusses the decline and disappearance of the seven-string guitar, a pivotal instrument in Russian culture for over two centuries, now preserved...

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Don Futterman discuss the Palestinian Authority's new schoolbooks promoting anti-Jewish sentiment, leading to a cut in...

Lana Del Rey is set to perform in Israel at the Meteor Festival, prompting criticism from BDS activists including Roger Waters of Pink Floyd. Waters urged De...

A 26-year-old trans woman and former drag-queen made history by winning The Eurovision song contest, just a week after Israel's fiftieth anniversary. This ev...

A 26-year-old former drag-queen and trans woman won the Eurovision song contest shortly after Israel's fiftieth anniversary, impacting Israeli self-perceptio...

Netta Barzilai, the winner of Eurovision representing Israel, reflected on how her unique sound and appearance helped her overcome childhood bullying and fin...

Charles Krauthammer, a renowned political columnist, launched Pro Musica Hebraica, an organization dedicated to reviving obscure Jewish classical music. Alon...

The Tuacahn Center in Utah is staging a grand live musical production of "The Prince of Egypt," an adaptation of the Exodus story initially popularized by th...

In a captivating project, the album "Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of World War II" resurrects the poignant yet powerful voices of Soviet Jews through Yiddis...

In this podcast episode, Noah Efron, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Don Futterman discuss various significant topics, including the response to a tragic event re...

In this discussion, Noah Efron, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Don Futterman address three main topics: the perplexing issue of 61 deaths, a comparison between t...

The final Torah portions of Leviticus, Behar and Behukkotai, extend the concept of sanctity from the Tabernacle to include time and place, introducing the Sa...

In Isaac Babel's short story "Awakening," the narrator describes growing up in Odessa, a city obsessed with creating musical prodigies. Despite his father's ...

Malka Marom, a Canadian-Israeli musician and broadcaster, recounts her deep friendship with Joni Mitchell, sparked by Mitchell's music in 1966, leading to a ...

Malka Marom, a Canadian-Israeli musician, broadcaster, and friend of Joni Mitchell, chronicles her deep connection with the iconic musician in "Joni Mitchell...

This week's episode of Unorthodox celebrates Israeli Independence Day with discussions on Israeli culture, including interviews with writer Periel Aschenbran...

"Poetry in America," a PBS program hosted by Harvard professor Elisa New, features discussions about poetry with celebrities like Shaquille O'Neal and musici...

Netta Barzilai, winner of Israel's Next Star competition, will represent Israel in the 63rd Eurovision competition with a powerful song by Doron Medley and S...