Songs for the Jewish-American Jet Set: The Tikva Records Story 1950-1973,  new  app released  by The Idelsohn Society  for Musical Preservation,  celebrates the legacy of the extraordinary Tikva Records,  the Jewish independent  label  launched in the late 1940s. Listen to the music, view exclusive videos and photos, and learn about the artists and the stories behind [...]

After winning the Battle of the Bands at both Yeshiva University and Lander College, Yaakov Chesed became the fastest rising Jewish band in years, having performed nearly 100 shows in cities across the US and Canada. The band’s name comes from a line said in the daily prayer of “oova litzeyon”, which says “Teetain emet [...]

Fueled by a strong, Jewish identity and anchored by thumping beatbox, intricate arrangements, and soulful harmonies, Six13 is a six-man vocal band that brings an unprecedented style of Jewish music to the stage. With songs ranging from hip-hop dance tracks to rock anthems, the members of the New York-based group sound like a full band [...]

What do Billie Holiday,  Cab  Calloway,  Johnny Mathis and  Nina  Simone  all  have  in common? Besides stellar voices, they were among many black American artists who sang Jewish songs. This rarely told American story is chronicled on a new compilation called Black Sabbath: The Secret Musical History of Black-Jewish Relations, which uses music to connect these two seemingly [...]

The unusual story of  Shmuel Skaist begins when he was a rabbi in a yeshiva high school for boys in New York area. Trying to come up with a way to get his unruly teenage students to stay seated and actually listen, he attempted something unconventional — he brought in his guitar and started playing. [...]

Izhar Ashdot (1958) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, guitarist, and a record producer. He is a co-founding member of the Israeli rock band T-Slam. When he was 11 Ashdot started to play the guitar, two years later he founded his first group, “The Red Dogs”. In 1977 he was recruited to the Israel Defense Forces Radio as [...]

A Chabad Baal T’shuva, Prodezra Beats – L’Shem Shamayim (Reuben Formey) hails from Savannah, GA where he started making beats as a hobby in early high school with just an old Casio board & computer. Being a member of school bands from a young age contributed to his knack for creating hard-hitting tracks early on. [...]

This is the first modern studio recording of the klezmer music of Europe, performed with the original European instrumentation—first violin, cimbal (hammer dulcimer), sekund (contra-fiddle), and bass. Half of these compositions were recorded here for the first time. This CD features haunting instrumentals by the great klezmer composers of the 19th century, such as Mikhl [...]

 Mordechai Ben David (Mordechai Werdyger) or MBD for short, is an American Hasidic singer and songwriter popular in the Orthodox Jewish community. He has been referred to as the ‘King of Jewish music’. He has produced many popular Jewish albums over the past 40 years. He also starred as a frequent performer in the popular [...]

One more Rosh Hashanah musical parody. This time by The Ein Prat Fountainheads from the Ein Prat Academy. The Fountainhead’s are a group of young Israeli dancers, singers, actors and artists, all graduates and students of the Ein Prat Academy for Leadership, who have have joined forces to create new Jewish artistic content for today’s [...]

The all-male a capella Maccabeats from Yeshiva University belt out lyrics for Rosh HaShanah, with music dubbed on the video.  The group achieved astounding success with its first song for Chanukah last year and since then released a song and video for Purim. In the fall of 2007, a few students at Yeshiva University came to a [...]

. Rosh Hashana Rock Anthem – Lyrics by Lenny Solomon Song Lyrics: Synagogue, Rabbi’s talk, going on for a while, can you check the clock, huh Cantor’s opera, lost my spot, do you know the place, choir in the slot Wine we drink, with family now, good deeds you do, good for your soul Fish head, [...]

The litany of the Selichot has a tradition of about one thousand years. The particular texts and tunes may vary. However, the basic ritual of selichot as well as even certain particular selections actually date back to the era of the Beit Hamikdash. These supplications were traditionally let by the Chazzan and recited by the [...]

The Miami Boys Choir (MBC) is a contemporary Jewish religious music boys choir. Formed in 1977 by Yerachmiel Begun, the Miami Boys Choir was part of a larger surge in popularity of  Orthodox Jewish choral music. While the group was formed in Miami Beach, Florida, after releasing the first few albums, Begun moved the choir [...]

“The Days of Awe: Meditations for Selichot, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur” by David Chevan with Frank London and the Afro-Semitic Experience “Drawing on a wide range of styles, including Latin, funk, and blues, Chevan has forged a new body of Jewish music that can be enjoyed on many levels – as the artistic and [...]