Music: Israeli & Jewish Music
The secret Jewish history of Judy Garland
Garland, who would have turned 99 this year, auditioned for MGM with the 1896 Yiddish song “Eli, Eli.”
How Jewish is Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah?’ A Forward investigation in 9 verses
With its layered contradictions, the song reveals Cohen’s work as a Jew to comprehend a holy, broken world.
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RIP to Jim Steinman, a wonderful, vampire-obsessed songwriter
Jim Steinman was the best kind of weird.
Why Leonard Cohen’s final album features the cantor from his home synagogue
“I appeared on a Grammy Award-winning song sounding like a synagogue choir and me sounding like a cantor and not selling out to pop culture.”
Red velvet cupcakes for Loving Day
A scrumptious red velvet cupcake recipe
Is Drake off to get some Jesus in his life?
In the “Scary Hours 2” EP, Drake says “I need me some Jesus in my life.” Should we be concerned?
How Herb Alpert made the most underrated Jewish Christmas album of all time
Phil Spector’s “A Christmas Gift for You” is the best Jewish Christmas album all time. But let’s not forget Herb Alpert’s “Christmas Album” either.
Oh, great, Benjamin Netanyahu performed a duet with an Israeli pop star
It like the vibe from those Lady Gaga-Tony Bennet albums, if Tony Bennet were an indicted world leader facing his fourth election in two years
How a search for Jewish inclusion helped create ‘Puppy for Hanukkah’
“Puppy for Hanukkah” was meant to convey the oft-overlooked diversity of the Jewish community.
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The Meteoric Rise Of The A Capella Hanukkah Video — How A Holiday Force Awakened
10 years ago, Hanukkah came and went without much to-do on YouTube. Then, latkes and dreidels went viral.
In latest 2020 surprise, Bob Dylan sells his catalog to Universal
The deal is a landmark agreement not just for Dylan, but for the entire music industry.