Overcoming The Silence
While the themes of Terror, Faith, and Hope dominate the artworks and the wall texts that accompany each image, it is the hand and heart of each individual artist that opens a deeply human dimension to this exhibition.
Exhibition Review: Jewish Artists Take On Jew-Hate
Many of the artworks here naturally reference the Holocaust as the summation of antisemitism.
A ‘Legend of Destruction’ for Our Time
A new film about the fall of the Second Temple reminds us that our disputes must never be allowed to deteriorate into a rift resulting in destruction.
October 7 On The Stage: A Gut-Punch That Should Be Seen By All
The roles the actors play are all inherently difficult, as it is impossible to recreate what one would feel like during a massacre.
Golda: A Masterful Film About Israel’s Wartime Female Prime Minister
As a woman in particular in a war room, [Golda Meir] had to take control of the situation and make them understand that her voice as going to be an important part of the whole thing and they should not sideline her, Mirren agreed.
Yissachar Dror – Yachid Bimlucha – You Are a Star
Dror started gathering songs to record an album and while that was getting underway, his brother-in-law introduced him to his now-wife. The album, entitled Yachid Bimlucha – You are a Star, started to take shape and reflected a multitude of emotions and musical styles.
Gershon Veroba – Man To Man – 40th Anniversary Release
And the new-old album delivers. Why buy the new version? Because 40 years later, it finally sounds the way it was meant to sound. Perfected.
Comedian Daniel Lobell Returns to Spanish Roots in Comedic Documentary “Reconquistador!”
Lobell’s hilarious documentary brings humor to an otherwise poignant visit to a place where so much culture and history have been lost.
Actor Is Ready To Raise The “Roof” Once Again As Tevye In Yiddish Fiddler
The sad truth is that audiences now know that violence against Jews is no longer relegated to stories from years ago of the Russian czar kicking Jews out of Russia, but seen in Pittsburgh, New York, Los Angeles, and across the globe.
Music, Monologues, and Mikva Memories: More than Entertainment
Mikva, the Musical, is produced under the non-profit aegis of Raise Your Spirits Theatre, an educational theater company dedicated to Torah values led by Klein Greenwald and Tamar Rubin along with a large cast of female performers and supporters.
New Album Celebrates The Iraqi-Jewish Experience
My goal is to express myself in an authentic way and I think there are a lot of people this message will resonate with.
Powerful Film On The Complicated Legacy Of Shimon Peres
There are still some who believe that, had Peres beaten Netanyahu, there would have been a peace deal.
The Sophisticated Chassidic Sound Of Nemouel’s ‘Alef’
The first song he sang was “Racheim,” and when he opened his mouth, the band was in shock: they didn't know this kid could actually sing.
Abie Rotenberg – Journeys 5
Did Abie have a problem letting go and allowing others to give input into the songs on the album? Without them, this album might not have happened, he says.
Laniado Hospital Gala Concert
Now, I have seen Avraham Fried perform live nearly a dozen times. But I never saw him like this.
Art In Motion
I create emotional art, which will hopefully cause the observer to be moved by the experience.
The EXODUS and the Exodus
Never in the course of history had a nation escaped from within another nation, especially in a country as tyrannical as Egypt. That is…Never until 1.5 million Jews escaped the Soviet Union.
From Dealing Drugs To Lubavitcher Hugs, Canadian Jew Finds Path To Hashem After A...
Money from club-promoting life allowed him to stop dealing marijuana, but when he felt spiritually lost, he searched for spirituality.
Star Six13 Singer Explains The Miracle of Making Music
Weinstein said one thing that sets Six13 apart is their ability to perform original songs using texts from the Torah or words from the siddur.
Mike Burstyn: From Vinyl to Streaming
Burstyn was so in demand that for 25 years booking agents placed him in the Catskills hotels and on the condo and venue circuit in South Florida.
Being Where You Should Be: Review of 8th Day’s Latest Album, Lucky
Lucky was recorded mostly during lockdowns and quarantine. It was hard for the duo and their musicians to gather in the recording studio.
After A Year And Half Of Covid, Modi Is Feeling Unleashed
The Jewish Comedian Hits the Road – and Looks to Unite Jews
Controversial Hitler Documentary Is Powerful Despite Flaws
Are we really trying to understand what made his brain feel it was acceptable to attempt to wipe out a people, or are we trying to figure out why in 2021 are there people who may want to do what he failed to do?
Painting ‘Shtisel’
An Affinity with the Character of Kive Motivated One Fan’s Latest Artistic Series
Honoring Rabbi Sacks, a”h, In Song
The concept of a tribute to Rabbi Sacks came to Rabbi New shortly after his passing. He was very moved and influenced by his teachings and his life’s story.
Yitzy Bald’s Newest Album: CANTATA – A Hartzig Acapella
In the early 1990s, he was on staff at Camp Agudah. One of his responsibilities was arranging and overseeing the adult harmony group in the camp’s annual Cantata play. Then he started writing original songs for the cantatas.
Tzvi Silberstein’s New Album: Shema B’ni
Silberstein’s target audience is not easily defined, mainly because his style is fluid.
Baruch Levine – Off The Record
Levine attributes the success of the song to the optimistic and hopeful message it carries.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Ukraine
Hasidic-based film "Talking to God" wins international film festival awards. A discussion with the director.
Motty Ilowitz’s ‘Rayoines’
With an uplifting tune, he admits that he is growing every day and getting wiser and seeing the world through new prisms.
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