Kate Bush is enjoying an out-of-nowhere, late-career moment. At 63, the English art-rock singer-songwriter with the distinctive soprano and a four-octave range finds herself with her greatest hit, ...

“We’re kind of hard-wired to digest grief and turn it into art or song,” said Elana Brody, a Jewish singer-songwriter. (JTA) — It was only about a week into lockdown last spring when Elana Brody took ...

There is an unsolved mystery at the heart of one of the most popular Jewish songs in history. Every Friday evening, Jews around the world recite the poetic prayer “Lecha Dodi” to welcome the Sabbath.

It’s one of Irving Berlin’s most famous and beloved songs, and so iconic in this country as to resonate like a national anthem. But one which is more singable than our official one, and with more ...

There is even a lullaby-like tune for singing the 15 steps of the Seder themselves. Some families sing them before beginning the Seder, as a musical table of contents for the book they are about the ...

Israel Isadore Baline was 5 when his family fled Russia for the United States after a bloody pogrom. It was an event the boy never forgot. He also remembered the day he arrived in his new homeland, ...

Inspired in part by all the Jewish artists on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs, the Forward decided it was time to rank the best Jewish pop songs of all time. You can find the whole list ...

“The world is not as worthy as the day on which the Song of Songs was given to Israel, for all the writings are holy, but the Song of Songs is the Holy of Holies.” So said Rabbi Akiva, who regarded ...