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As we bring Israel Week to a close, here is perhaps the most famous tune for Adon Olam ever, composed by Uzi Hitman (1952–2004), a secular Jew who was very proud of his contribution to Jewish liturgical music.

This past year, Israel lost one of its preeminent poets, Nathan Zach (1930–2020). In anticipation of next week’s Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Remembrance Day) and Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israel’s Independence Day), here is one of Zach’s most famous poems for this time of year, set to music by Shalom Hanoch.

During these sacred times of Passover and Easter, we are thrilled to share the first single from our upcoming album, Be the Light, which will be released this summer.

“What is it about praying for dew that prompted composers to set it to music, cantors to sing it, and most of all, generations of Jews to let it capture our hearts and imagination?” Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove asks in a sermon about Tal, a Passover prayer for dew that is considered a cantorial crown je

Join Lila and Cantor Brook in this jazzy rendition of the order of the seder. Whether on Zoom or in person, this is a fun way to get everyone at your seder singing from the start. Wishing everyone a sweet, song-filled Passover.

Daniel Matt, a leading authority on Kabbalah, explains the historic journey of Elijah in his own lifetime and the lifetimes of our ancestors through the modern day. This conversation unpacks how we came to our current understanding of Elijah.

The preparation for Passover is as important as the celebration of the holiday itself. The most famous tradition is the physical and spiritual search for hametz. We’ve hidden some musical hametz from classic films in this medley of favorite traditional seder songs. Can you find it?

On Passover, we come together to retell the story of our people using the words of the haggadah. This year, our storytelling will be augmented by a stunning haggadah supplement authored by our Rabbinic Intern Viktoria Bedo, using images from the permanent collection at the Jewish Museum.

One small letter can make a big difference. Rabbi Cosgrove explores the life lessons we can learn from the world’s first recorded autocorrect — from God, no less!

Rabbi Savenor digs deeper into the meaning of the Exodus from Egypt and explores its broader implications.