Hazzan Jack Kessler is the frontman for Atzilut, a nine-member ensemble that performs Hebrew and Arabic music. Kessler is the singer who specializes in the Hebrew side of that partnership. His fellow ...

After stage managing and performing in countless Christmas productions, local creative Rebecca Weinstein pitched an idea to ...

There’s nothing like good music to bring a community together and lift its spirits. Cantor Jacqueline Rafii of Valley Beth Shalom (VBS), who joined the Encino temple in 2022, had that in mind when she ...

Beth Sholom Congregation is preparing for a musical spectacle in early December with three highly talented musicians joining the congregation’s cantor, Jacob Agar, for a Sunday concert blending Jewish ...

Temple Adat Shalom’s new cantor, Ben Rosner, has a big task ahead — incorporating his own ideas to the Poway synagogue while maintaining the traditions its former cantor established. As a successor to ...

Offenbach, who also launched avant-garde innovations in stagecraft and design, played a leading role in cultural change, not only in music but also in literature, art, and politics, as he offered an ...

A graphic from the Pittsburgh Jewish Criterion, with some tweaks to modernize the description of Goldye Steiner. Update August 5, 2024 - Community leaders, historians, and arts enthusiasts will gather ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! In the Jewish tradition, the cantor leads the congregation in song and prayer. For ...

Michael Gelbart, a prominent cantor and composer of Yiddish melodies, died here today at the age of 73. He was for many years in charge of music programs at the Workmen’s Circle schools in this ...

DANBURY — When Penny Kessler, the cantor-spiritual leader of the United Jewish Center was ordained as a cantor, she had two goals. She said she wanted to ensure that people felt a friendship and sense ...