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SONGLEADER BOOTCAMP – PERSPECTIVES FROM TWO JOURNEYS
Elena Zarkh

SONGLEADER BOOTCAMP – PERSPECTIVES FROM TWO JOURNEYS

The SLBC program is created in such way that all of us, Jewish music educators and aspiring songleaders, with or without years of experience, were able to learn and immediately put into practice the most important skills that enable us to be the best champions of Jewish Music.  Cantor Elena Zarkh Life is full of [...]

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ROCKIN’ THE DESERT: TRIBEFEST 2012 TAKES OVER VEGAS
Sara Silverstein

ROCKIN’ THE DESERT: TRIBEFEST 2012 TAKES OVER VEGAS

Both nights were filled with young Jewish professionals rockin’ out to amazing sounds from some very talented and inspiring performers who bring the essence of Judaism and some Hebrew lyrics into their soulful songs/melodies. Hey Jewish Rock Radio listeners, in case you missed it, an awesome gathering of over 1500 young Jewish professionals came into [...]

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THEME SONGS: BUILDING COMMUNITY, BRINGING EDUCATION TO LIFE
Jay Rapoport

THEME SONGS: BUILDING COMMUNITY, BRINGING EDUCATION TO LIFE

Thanks to the power of music, the children can recall each year’s themes just by thinking back to their favorite Jewish songs. Every year, we have an educational theme at my Religious School,—a new way to approach our learning, a new lens through which to view Judaism.  Our Director of Education appreciates the power of [...]

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MAKING MAGID MAGIC: TELLING THE STORY OF PASSOVER
Shira Kline

MAKING MAGID MAGIC: TELLING THE STORY OF PASSOVER

We dance, we play, we make it from a narrow place to an open space, open minds, open hearts. As a Jewish kiddie rocker, Pesach is one of my busiest seasons!  In a typical holiday concert, I use about 30 minutes to fulfill the mitzvah of retelling the story of Pesach while engaging an audience [...]

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JRR: A PLACE FOR YOUR VOICE
Bryan Zive

JRR: A PLACE FOR YOUR VOICE

I hope that one day you will have the opportunity to feel the same blessing by submitting your music, your ideas and the programs you are passionate about.  You can request songs, submit your votes and raise your Jewish voice!  Who knows where the next big hit will come from… To hear your own song [...]

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EMERGING THROUGH AUTISM WITH JEWISH MUSIC
Marcia Weinstein

EMERGING THROUGH AUTISM WITH JEWISH MUSIC

The night that Rick Recht came to perform a concert at our temple was the first time Evan got up in front of a room full of people to dance and sing – behavior we had never envisioned!   It was a breakthrough of unimaginable proportions The beginning. My journey in Jewish music (I’m a “newbie” [...]

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THE WAREHOUSE: “SHABBAT IN A BAR”
Caryn Roman

THE WAREHOUSE: “SHABBAT IN A BAR”

Imagine an alternative: an opportunity to separate Shabbat worship from its traditional confines of space (the synagogue) and to focus instead on Shabbat as a holy moment in time – one accessible wherever we choose to spend it. On the long list of things that my young, Jewish, city-dwelling peers and I cram into a [...]

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SONGLEADER BOOTCAMP 2012: AN EDUCATOR’S EXPERIENCE
Alex Weinberg

SONGLEADER BOOTCAMP 2012: AN EDUCATOR’S EXPERIENCE

What was so exciting for me as a professional Jewish educator was to watch rooms full of passionate Jewish professionals thinking about prayer and beginning to plan how they will address these challenges. Over Presidents day weekend, I had the privilege to return to the Songleader Boot Camp National Convention. I was again inspired by [...]

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