Yiddish poetry is coming to Yeshivat Hadar
Basya Schechter and Avi Fox-Rosen will perform Itsik Manger’s ‘Bible Songs’ at the renowned institution in Manhattan
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The Schmooze A Tisha B’Av Service Unlike Any Other
On the night that Jews around the world mourn the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, here was a Tisha B’Av service unlike any other: Neshama Carlebach singing her father’s mournful, hopeful compositions and Basya Schechter singing her lovely iteration of “Eicha.” The service was dubbed “Shattered Shrines” and was led by Amichai Lau-Lavie, the…
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News Basya Schechter Sculpts World Music
Singer Basya Schechter, who for many years has led the band Pharaoh?s Daughter and who just released ?Songs of Wonder? (Tzadik), a collection of Yiddish songs based on the poetry of Jewish theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel, is having a moment. And for good reason. Schechter makes music that is both appealing and intriguing. As an…
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