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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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

When Sophie Tucker began singing this song written by Yellen & Pollack in 1925, the Jewish experience in America had included many mothers dealing with privations to care for their families, all the while passing down values that their tradition holds dear. Whether or not you have a “Yiddishe Momme”

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 ...

Three young cantors, all rising stars in the American Jewish music scene, are brought together in Amsterdam’s revered 17th century Portuguese Synagogue for a concert of Jewish sacred and secular music arranged for orchestra and choir. The New York Cantors, all serving synagogues in New York, are: Br

Celebrating in 2016 the "Festival of Lights" (December 24 - 31, 2016) with the story of Hanukkah and what it represents. For eight consecutive days, people light candles adding one more every day. The master candle, also known as the "Shames" is always used to light the other candles. The tradition ...

What if the true miracle of Chanukah wasn’t that the oil lasted for eight days, but that the Jewish people had the courage to light it at all? We’re excited to bring you the newest video from Jacob Spike Kraus’ Chanukah album. We hope you’ll share ‘Light Up the Night’ with your family and friends.

Is this just fantasy? No, it's our Chanukah tribute to one of the greatest and most epic songs of all time. Ready, Freddie? Kindle the lights, remember the Maccabees, and rock on. CHAG SAMEACH!

Hanukkah, which begins at sundown on December 23 in 2019, is one of the most joyous of Jewish holidays. Learn more about the traditions and history behind the Festival of Lights known as Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah). The celebration lasts for eight nights and days each year around the same time ...

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, hello Chanukah! Our last homage to a Piano Man went so well, we thought we'd celebrate one of our most joyous holidays with a tribute to another timeless entertainer, the great Sir EltonJohn himself. ChagSameach! You don't have to be a LatkeMan to join in -- just grab you...