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Music ‘Planet of the Bass’ is the new Jewish prayer for peace
Now that we have a video and all of the words, we know Kyle Gordon has gifted us the new go-to antiwar anthem
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Fast Forward From Rick Rubin to Doja Cat, Jews have helped shape the first 50 years of hip-hop
Many Jewish rappers, managers and industry executives from different backgrounds and nationalities have left their mark on hip-hop culture
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Fast Forward Performing hasidic music, these women are transcending gender and the Orthodox-liberal divide
A concert at JCC Manhattan will celebrate 'Kapelya,' the first recording of hasidic nigunim performed exclusively by women
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Fast Forward Israeli pop star Noa Kirel to headline Madison Square Garden in 2024
The Eurovision finalist will reportedly be the second-ever Israeli to headline the New York arena
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Fast Forward Low Cut Connie’s Adam Weiner chronicles his Jewish evolution on new single ‘King of the Jews’
'I realized that even though I don’t have religious faith, even though I don’t keep kosher, and I don’t pray, I’m one of the most Jewish people that I know,' he said
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Music Tony Bennett’s 10 greatest songs by Jewish songwriters
Irving Berlin and the Gershwins were among the many immortalized by the legendary singer
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Music Why mean-spirited songwriter Jason Aldean should take a lesson from Paul Simon and Bob Dylan
Aldean isn't the first to sing the praises of small towns, just one of the most xenophobic
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Music Klezmer techno music? This 22 year-old is making it a thing
With Kleztronica, Kaia Berman-Peters blends klezmer elements with electronic dance music
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Opinion Israel is becoming a pariah state. Here’s what American Jews must do.
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Fast Forward Ye debuts ‘Heil Hitler’ music video that includes a sample of a Hitler speech
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Culture On the northwest side of Chicago, my old Jewish neighborhood may soon live on in infamy
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Opinion The two things I fear most after the horrifying attack on Jews in Boulder
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Fast Forward Boulder’s ‘very shocked and very traumatized’ Jewish community takes stock of its losses, and its strength
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Fast Forward Democrats vying for NYC mayor show rare unity against Trump crackdown on universities
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Fast Forward After Boulder attack, Trump revives Muslim travel ban with targeted changes
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Fast Forward Argentina’s rabbi-ambassador to Israel says El Al will launch direct flights to Buenos Aires
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