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 ...

(New York Jewish Week) — Nine a.m. on a Saturday morning might be one of the few times during the week that Times Square isn’t brimming with tourists, theater-goers and commuters. But when you bring ...

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 ...

Approximately 1,000 people are singing the late songwriter Debbie Friedman’s version of Lech-Lecha. Craig Taubman, musician and composer, leads them along. In a moment, Taubman asks the crowd to stop ...

At “Big Shabbat,” nearly 3,000 Jews at the Javits Center in Manhattan broke the Guinness world record for largest Shabbat ...

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 ...