In honor of Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove’s 50th birthday last April, I was thrilled to arrange a surprise appearance of our dear friend Rabbi Angela Buchdahl of Central Synagogue. I hope that this rendition of Bob Dylan’s Forever Young reignites your youthful sparks of curiosity and joy.
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Lighting the Hanukkah candles with my children is one of my favorite traditions. Tonight as we enter the festival of lights, wishing you all many blessings, health, joy and love. Happy Hanukkah!

In his recent remarks to congress, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of his countrymen and women, and of his land, in loving terms. I immediately remembered the poetry of Hayim Nahman Bialik (1873-1934) set by David Nowakowsky (1848-1921), of the Brodsky Synagogue in Odessa, which evokes ...

The Festival of Lights calls us to light a candle, banish the darkness, say a blessing, and enjoy the miracle of light. While this song was written for the Eurovision Song Contest, not for Hanukkah, I couldn’t resist its imagery of fighting hopelessness by creating light together. And, it was origin

At the gate of the new year, I’m excited about all that 2022 can bring. The message of this song resonates clearly – that we will get through good times and bad together. I’m honored to collaborate with five-time Grammy-winning Christian artist Israel Houghton on this cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s cl

This Sunday our community will observe Tisha B'av and turn our attention to the city of Jerusalem, mourning the destruction of its temples some two millenniums ago. Here is the most famous love song to Jerusalem, my hometown, sung with my amazing colleagues Cantors Netanel Herstik and Yaakov Lemmer ...

The Jewish band Six13 always has an entertaining video to share for the Jewish holidays. They have done a Billy Joel Passover video, a Star Wars Hanukkah video, and much, much more. Six13 knows how to capture the attention of those looking for something different and fun. And this video for the Jewi...

Located on a 22-dunam (5.5-acre) parcel of land overlooking the Mediterranean, the Port of Tel Aviv and alongside Tel Aviv’s largest green belt, the World’s Jewish Museum will be a new symbol of the Jewish people. The project will connect Hayarkon Park, the Mediterranean Sea and anchor the Tel Aviv

חזניות העולם מאוחדות בשירה ובתפילה- ירושלים של זהב -Female Cantors from around the world united In song & prayer Yerushalayim Shel Zahav .In honor of Jerusalem's 53rd reunification anniversary.

The latest film from a production company behind a string of low-budget horror hits centers on a terrifying night spent carrying out an important Jewish burial ritual. “The Vigil,” out in the United States in August, is about a formerly observant Jew who is recruited to stand guard over the body of