Mizmor shir l’yom haShabbat—“Let us sing a song to the day of Shabbat,” starts Psalm 92 of the Tehilim. And we still do, with new music for the Shabbat liturgy being written every year. Here are five ...
From conga drums to guitars, keyboards, woodwinds and strings, instruments are playing an increasingly central role in Conservative worship. But the practice is not without controversy. NEW YORK (JTA) ...
(JTA) — When Rabbi Bruce Dollin first talked to the board at his Conservative synagogue about launching an alternative, singing-centered Shabbat morning service that would use musical instruments, he ...
At “Big Shabbat,” nearly 3,000 Jews at the Javits Center in Manhattan broke the Guinness world record for largest Shabbat ...
The Shabbat meal contains significant items, including zemirot, which are medieval songs and ancient biblical psalms. They are a powerful means of preserving and showcasing Jewish culture’s rich and ...
( JTA) — Here’s me not feeling even remotely bitter that the Guinness World Record for the largest Shabbat dinner — the one ...
In honor of Hanukkah, Jewish singer Yaakov Shwekey and Israeli singer Shlomi Shabbat have released a duet singing "Haner Dolek" (the flame is burning) from the album "Guf v'Neshama." In cooperation ...