Showtime’s president of entertainment is a cantor on the side. He’s had to adapt to singing on Zoom. Gary Levine, a lay cantor for his Los Angeles synagogue since 1995, was interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter for a series on living in lockdown.
Jewish music stars to hold Lag b’Omer benefit concert for Israeli COVID-19 victims Yaakov Shwekey, Ishay Ribo and Mordechai ben David will sing together for the first time at a livestreamed performance.
‘Liberty Heights’ perfectly captured midcentury American Jewish life. It’s free on YouTube. Now there’s no excuse not to watch Barry Levinson’s classic film about a Jewish family in Baltimore and the racial tensions of the 1950s.
Many people are having their conversions to Judaism delayed during the pandemic. Others are going ahead with them in creative ways.