Leonard Cohen Dies, But Lives Folk & World Music Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Leonard Cohen Dies, But Lives Richard Silverstein November 11, 2016 It’s been a horrible week. No question about it. Today brings word that Leonard Cohen has died... Read More Read more about Leonard Cohen Dies, But Lives
Settlerism as the New Hipster Chic Folk & World Music Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Settlerism as the New Hipster Chic Richard Silverstein December 3, 2013 There’s a certain trend among a noted niche of young Jews imbued with the pro-Israel politics of... Read More Read more about Settlerism as the New Hipster Chic
Klezmer Joy: Great Day on Eldridge Street Folk & World Music Jews & Judaism Klezmer Joy: Great Day on Eldridge Street Richard Silverstein November 16, 2007 Great day on Eldridge Street–klezmer musicians (Eldridge Street Project) I wrote a post few weeks ago about... Read More Read more about Klezmer Joy: Great Day on Eldridge Street
Arab-Jewish Song for Peace Folk & World Music Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Arab-Jewish Song for Peace Richard Silverstein September 28, 2007 UPDATED: My reader, Amir, just provided new background and information about the song and I’ve updated this... Read More Read more about Arab-Jewish Song for Peace
Pharaoh’s Daughter: American Jewish World Music Groove Mideast Peace Pharaoh’s Daughter: American Jewish World Music Groove Richard Silverstein August 8, 2007 PRI’s The World is one of the best news magazine shows on radio. One of the things... Read More Read more about Pharaoh’s Daughter: American Jewish World Music Groove
Passover Jewish Music on KBCS FM Folk & World Music Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Passover Jewish Music on KBCS FM Richard Silverstein March 26, 2007 UPDATE: KBCS will rebroadcast this show this Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 7PM. To listen live to... Read More Read more about Passover Jewish Music on KBCS FM
Passover Music: Hazzan Issac Azoze’s Rhodes-style ‘Ma Nishtanah’ Folk & World Music Jews & Judaism Seattle Passover Music: Hazzan Issac Azoze’s Rhodes-style ‘Ma Nishtanah’ Richard Silverstein April 11, 2006 Hazzan Issac Azoze is the emeritus cantor of Seattle’s Congregation Ezra Besarroth, a community of Jews from... Read More Read more about Passover Music: Hazzan Issac Azoze’s Rhodes-style ‘Ma Nishtanah’
Passover Music: Max Helfman’s ‘Di Naye Hagode’ Children & Family Jews & Judaism Passover Music: Max Helfman’s ‘Di Naye Hagode’ Richard Silverstein April 10, 2006 Max Helfman was a choral conductor and Jewish educator born in Poland. There his father had been... Read More Read more about Passover Music: Max Helfman’s ‘Di Naye Hagode’
Passover Music: ‘Baruch Hamakom,’ Dayeinu,’ and ‘Avadim Hayinu’ Folk & World Music Jews & Judaism Passover Music: ‘Baruch Hamakom,’ Dayeinu,’ and ‘Avadim Hayinu’ Richard Silverstein April 8, 2006 Avadim Hayinu from Hazin Haggadah (source: Richard McBee) Tonight’s installment of Jewish music for Passover involves a... Read More Read more about Passover Music: ‘Baruch Hamakom,’ Dayeinu,’ and ‘Avadim Hayinu’
Passover Music: Alain Scetbon’s Tunisian ‘Haggada de Pessah’ Folk & World Music Jews & Judaism Passover Music: Alain Scetbon’s Tunisian ‘Haggada de Pessah’ Richard Silverstein April 7, 2006 Here’s another daily installment of my Passover music offerings. Tonight, I have a most unusual piece to... Read More Read more about Passover Music: Alain Scetbon’s Tunisian ‘Haggada de Pessah’
Passover Music: Andy Statman and David Grisman’s ‘Adir Hu’ Folk & World Music Jews & Judaism Passover Music: Andy Statman and David Grisman’s ‘Adir Hu’ Richard Silverstein April 7, 2006 Andy Statman & David Grisman have recorded a rousing version of Adir Hu (hear it), traditionally sung... Read More Read more about Passover Music: Andy Statman and David Grisman’s ‘Adir Hu’
Passover Music: Sephardic Cantor Alberto Mizrahi ‘Sings Ki Lo No’e’ Folk & World Music Jews & Judaism Passover Music: Sephardic Cantor Alberto Mizrahi ‘Sings Ki Lo No’e’ Richard Silverstein April 6, 2006 In 1995, a Jewish neonatologist decided that the world needed a Jewish answer to the Gregorian chant... Read More Read more about Passover Music: Sephardic Cantor Alberto Mizrahi ‘Sings Ki Lo No’e’