What do Joseph and the Maccabees have in common? They show us how to maintain hope and faith even in the darkest of times. Examine the parallels of their stories with Rabbi Cosgrove.
November 22, 2021
We Are Never, Ever, Ever Getting Back to Egypt
Topic(s) / Music
When Rabbi Cosgrove asks Cantor Schwartz to sing something more up-tempo, he really means it. When you hear how this familiar melody has been Taylor-ed to the text, you will Swiftly realize what we mean.
November 19, 2021
Cantor Schwartz Sings Nadlik Beyahad Ner (“Light a Candle”)
Topic(s) / Music, Shabbat
Hanukkah calls us to banish darkness and enjoy the miracle of light. This song was written for Eurovision, but we couldn’t resist its imagery of fighting hopelessness by creating light together.
November 18, 2021
The Making of Holocaust History and Testimony
Topic(s) / Lunch & Learn
In commemoration Kristallnacht, Smith College professor Justin Cammy, editor and translator of the volume, discusses what we can learn about this early moment in the making of Holocaust history and memory.
November 18, 2021
60 Seconds of Torah: Va-yishlah and Fear
Topic(s) / 60 seconds of torah
Jacob holds two kinds of fear as he meets his estranged brother once more. Learn what those fears are and how they apply to our own lives with Rabbi Witkovsky.
November 15, 2021
Confronting Homelessness in New York City
Topic(s) / Lecture
Explore the circumstances that leave people homeless and how our society got to this point; confront the tension between compassion and self-interest when we see homelessness on the street; and discuss where we go from here.
November 12, 2021
Cantors Schwartz and Davis Sing Hanerot Hallalu (“We Kindle These Lights”)
Topic(s) / Shabbat, Music
This Hanukkah classic expresses all the wonder of the Festival of Lights, reminding us that the candles are not to be used, only gazed upon in consideration of miracles. This duet version allows two cantors to tell this story with harmony between their voices.
November 09, 2021
A Jewish Requiem: Music, Memory, and the Will to See
Topic(s) / Music, Lecture
Simon Sargon, Bernard-Henri Lévy, and PAS Clergy
November 08, 2021
Sigd: A Celebration of Music and Culture
Topic(s) / Music, Lecture
Ethiopian-Israeli singer and songwriter Aveva Dese is a rising star in the Israeli music scene. As a child to Jewish parents who suffered from persecution and struggled to come from Ethiopia to Israel, Dese tells her unique story through her music.
November 05, 2021
Cantor Schwartz Sings Kumi (“Rise Up”)
Topic(s) / Shabbat, Music
This setting of Kumi Ori Ki Va Orekh (“Arise, shine, for your light has come”) bridges the Christian and Jewish communities as part of our Be the Light album project.