Rainbow: A Song of Healing and Hope for the New Year
By Toby Klein Greenwald
Shortly following the Gulf War, in 1991, I was invited to write a first-person essay on the war by Rabbi Matis Greenblatt, the literary editor of...
Why Everyone’s Talking About Livestreaming or Webcasting
By Zev Savetsky
Triple S and V-Social Studios
Offering Broadcast, Webcast, Interactive, Sound, Video, and Production
Livestreaming, also called webcasting, are words very much on everybody’s lips today when the subject of...
Simple Nusach for Challenging Times: Conversation With Cantor Mayer Davis
The Gemara in Berachos (daf 5) states, “Rebbe Chanina ben Dosa said: ‘If my prayer is uttered with fluency it is a sign that it was accepted.’”
He was referring...
Cutting-Edge Glatt Kosher Cuisine: Seaview Caterers Presents “Dine ‘N’ Distance At 46 Locust
Seaview Caterers is redefining the dining experience, gifting our community with a fresh and exciting new concept in glatt kosher cuisine. Founded in 1962 by Jack and Paula Hochman,...
Eli Levin Launches Album Titled ‘Hear My Prayer’
By Tammy Mark
Singer Eli Levin made a splash last week with the release of his debut album. The 36-year-old singer celebrated his birthday and his new album, Hear My...
Yochanan Gordon: Teshuvah as a Song
Music has always been an important part of my life. I grew up an avid Avraham Fried fan; the type that would sit for an hour straight and listen...
Shwekey Adapts ‘We Are a Miracle’ for President Trump
(JTA) – The original song is about the repeated oppression of the Jewish people throughout history. The rewritten song is a prayer for Donald Trump to win re-election.
Orthodox Jewish...
Yochanan Gordon: The Bar Mitzvah That Was
Last week, I wrote about the date on which the bar mitzvah of our son, Nison, was initially scheduled to be celebrated, but which had to be rescheduled due...
Pop Star Noa Kirel Signs Largest Deal Ever for Israeli With Atlantic Records
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Pop star Noa Kirel signed a multimillion-dollar recording deal on Wednesday that the Israeli media is calling the largest ever for an Israeli artist.
A representative for...
Jewish Music Stars to Hold Lag b’Omer Benefit Online
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — Three well-known Jewish music performers from Israel will hold their first joint concert on Lag b’Omer to raise donations for victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yaakov Shwekey,...
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County Executive Bruce Blakeman Launches Re-Election Campaign in Massapequa
By Moshe Hill
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, among the highest-ranking Jewish Republicans in America and the first Jewish Executive in the county’s history, kicked...
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I suffer from bipolar disorder. Baruch Hashem, I am stabilized and take all treatments for my condition with utmost seriousness and no corner cutting....
Restoring Moral Clarity Once Again
The great construction project began. A newly freed nation, emerging from generations of slavery, was now entrusted with the most epic and ambitious building...