music

Yiddish-rapping, shtreimel-wearing Lea Kalisch says she doesn’t ‘run’ toward controversy

Though the Swiss born actor-singer-dancer often performs in Yiddish, her latest song is about chasing her dreams in the Big Apple.

Ideas

I feel empowered as an Asian-American Jew — but it sure took a while to get there

Messy, nuanced feelings spill out onto a page of a songwriting journal, providing a catharsis for an angst-filled life.

Sarah Aroeste uses the power of Sephardic music to revitalize a lost Jewish community

The Sephardic singer’s new album was inspired by an invitation from non-Jews in North Macedonia to perform her original Ladino songs in the birthplace of her grandfather and a 104-year-old cousin.

Culture

Ethiopian-Israel pop star Eden Alene finishes 17th in Eurovision song contest

Culture

This Brazilian musician is shining a light on the intersection of sexuality and Judaism

Ideas

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

Ideas

Jewish rock and roll icon Mama Cass Elliot helped me learn to love my body

Culture

These 10 iconic Debbie Friedman songs are exactly what we need right now

Culture

Orthodox rapper Nissim Black’s new single, ‘The Hava Song,’ remakes ‘Hava Nagila’ just in time for Hanukkah

Cantors and musicians perform at the annual Hanukkah event of the Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Dec. 22, 2019. (Eduardus Lee)

Culture

How Hanukkah returned to Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall decades after the Holocaust

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