The secret Jewish history of Joan Baez
When she was 19, the singer-songwriter made her debut at that most Jewish of institutions — the 92nd Street Y
When she was 19, the singer-songwriter made her debut at that most Jewish of institutions — the 92nd Street Y
This weekend marked the 50th anniversary of the deaths of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, the three civil rights workers murdered by a lynch mob near Philadelphia, Mississippi, while registering voters during Freedom Summer 1964. Chaney, 21 at the time of his death, was an African American and a Mississippi native. Goodman and…
I was hoping to post Part 2 of the Passover concert before the first Seder and then log off for yomtov, but cleaning the oven took longer than I expected (don’t ask). So here it is. We’ve got some Psalms, some spirituals, some memories of Jerusalem and some visions of the Messianic Era. This time…
I agonized over this. We’re now in the nine-day mourning period approaching Tisha B’Av. Music is not appropriate. Can we observe by listening to music of the season? Well, I decided to go with it. It’s for those who haven’t thought of observing the mourning period, to get you in the mood. There are versions…
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