Jewish Telegraphic Agency

A 4,000-person Yiddish sing-along will take place in Central Park this summer

Part of Central Park’s iconic SummerStage series, “New York Sings Yiddish” will take place on June 14. (New York Jewish Week) — This summer, New Yorkers will have the opportunity to hear their ...
Jewish Journal

Survey indicates Jewish singing spurs Jewish engagement

In 2006, Lara Torgovnik, 21, started college at New York University as a vocal performance major. She had little Jewish background — at age 8, she chose music school over Hebrew school with permission ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Meet the Yemeni-Jewish musician singing soulful Jewish R&B

You might not consider soulful R&B to fall under the umbrella of “Jewish music.” Jewish-Canadian singer-songwriter Erez Zobary is here to change that. When you think of Jewish music, what comes to ...
Cleveland.com

Jewish teens who like to sing encouraged to join HaZamir Cleveland

Malecki, of Pepper Pike, has been conductor of HaZamir Cleveland since the fall of 2019. He had no idea at the time what was coming in the spring of 2020. “COVID threw a big wrench in our plans,” he ...
Jewish United Fund

Viral singing sensation and Northbrook native JORDY ‘creates safe spaces’ through his music

Photo credit: Dante Velasquez Jr.. From toddler sing-alongs to his recent record deal, Jordy Shulman has spent his life singing. The Northbrook native Jewish pop singer, whose passion for music has ...
Jewish Journal

In Brussels, a tragic note to a Jewish student singing tour

Moments before they were scheduled to start singing at an impromptu memorial vigil outside the Jewish Museum of Belgium, the 13 members of Yale University’s Jewish a cappella group were still unsure ...
Sun Sentinel

How Jews adapt to the sudden disappearance of communal singing

(JTA) February was hours away from ending when Russ Agdern stood at the center of the room at a Jewish retreat center in Maryland, singing with all of the spirit he could muster. The space was packed, ...
The Forward

Does Junior Need Jewish Preschool — or Is Shabbat Sing-Along Enough?

The Seesaw is a new kind of advice column in which a a broad range of columnists will address the real life issues faced by interfaith couples and families. Join the discussion by commenting on this ...
Hartford Courant

Local Teens Sing Jewish A Cappella with Tufts Group

The sound of beautiful singing could be heard throughout JTConnect’s Sunday morning program on March 5th. Shir Appeal, an award-winning co-ed Jewish a cappella group from Tufts, came to spend the ...
The Jewish Exponent

Some Jewish Musicians Are Asking Jewish Critics of Israel to Stop Singing Their Songs at Protests

When the Jewish group IfNotNow asked educator and musician Shoshana Jedwab whether it could include her song “Where You Go” in its songbook, Jedwab offered a cautious yes. The year was 2018, and the ...
People

Mandy Patinkin Leaving a Recording of Jewish Blessings for His Dog Is the Purest Thing You'll See Today (VIDEO)

The actor, who had to leave town and leave his dog Becky with son Gideon, recorded himself singing to keep with the tradition he's started before her meals Does Mandy Patinkin have a future as a ...