Leonard Cohen’s 1973 Yom Kippur War concerts to be dramatized in TV series by ‘Shtisel’ writer
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Leonard Cohen’s momentous trip to the Sinai Desert to perform for Israeli soldiers in the wake of the Yom Kippur…
Music
Yair Rosenberg launches: Az Yashir – Songs for Shabbat
A marriage of ancient words and modern melodies, Az Yashir is an original Jewish music album of songs for Shabbat from singer and composer Yair Rosenberg. Most people…
Broadway performer Rachel Zatcoff to kick off Edmonton UJA campaign: Sept. 18
by Tammy Vineberg, Jewish Federation of Edmonton (Edmonton) – The cast of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s production of Cinderella was performing on a Philadelphia stage when…
Yoni Avi Battat debut album ‘Fragments’ explores artist’s fragmented Arab-Jewish identity
(AJNews) – On September 2nd, 2022, multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Yoni Avi Battat released his debut album Fragments, a collection of original and traditional music surrounding…
Sept. 18: Edmonton UJA Campaign kick off – Come one come all for Brunch and Broadway!
By Susan Schiffman (AJNews) – The Jewish Federation of Edmonton will kick-off the 2022/23 United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Campaign at the Fantasyland Ballroom with a…