Jewish Holiday Remix explores the hidden and the holy in the music of our holidays. We’ll look at the themes and unexpected connections hiding just beneath the surface of some of our favorite holiday songs as well as contemporary songs that are re-interpreting holidays in new and exciting ways.
About the Host
Jacob “Spike” Kraus is a singer/songwriter, educator & innovator based in New York City. His music has been included in the cantorial curriculum of Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, and is featured by Jewish Rock Radio, JKids Radio and PJ Library. Originally from Boston Massachusetts, Jacob has been song leading for over a decade at synagogues, day schools, and summer camps. Now he spends his summers touring Jewish summer camps across North America – performing, teaching, and just being generally “camp-ful.”
Playlists
Episode 19: Music of our Holidays
- Debbie Friedman “Thanksgiving Song”
- Nava Tehila “Yaaloz Sadai”
- SoulAviv “Reach Our Hands Out”
- Todd Kessler“Modeh Ani”
- Zach Singer “Modim”
- Noam Katz “I Give Thanks”
- Peri Smilow “When I’m Gone”
- Six13 “The Thanksgiving Anthem”
Episode 18: Shabbat 2.0
- Noah Diamondstein “V’shamru”
- Naomi Less “Elohai/Breathe”
- Ryan Leszner “Pitchu Li”
- Dan Nichols & Ellen Dreskin “Aleinu L’shabei’ach”
- Josh Warshawsky “Yomam Valailah”
- Joe Buchanan and Abbie Strauss “Eileh Chamda Libi”
- Rob Aronson “Hinei”
- Joe Black “Sabbatical”
Episode 17: Simchat Torah
- Noam Katz “Five Book Strut”
- Shir Yaakov Feit “We Are Loved”
- Julie Silver “Shir Chadash”
- Craig Taubman “The World Is A Circle”
- New Moon Rising “Dodi Li”
- Jacob Spike Kraus “Y’varechecha”
- Beged Kefet “Makom Shelibi Oheiv”
- Pizmon “Zamru”
Episode 16: Shavuot 2.0
- Dan Nichols & Eighteen “Sweet As Honey”
- Nava Tehila “Yedid Nefesh”
- Noah Diamondstein “Ilu Finu”
- Melita & Isaac “Adama V’shamayim (Earth & Sky)”
- Elana Jagoda “You Don’t Need Permission”
- Josh Nelson “One and Only”
- Jacob Spike Kraus & Michael Smolash “At The Mountainside”
- Elana Arian “We Return”
Episode 15: Purim 2.0
- Dan Nichols & Eighteen “Esa Einai”
- Sababa “I Saw God”
- Eliana Light “Identity, Community”
- Naomi Less “The Real Me”
- Elana Arian “Gesher Tzar M’od”
- Joanie Leeds “Half of the World”
- Jacob Spike Kraus “Proud 2 Be”
- Rabbi Menachem Creditor “Olam Chesed Yibaneh”
Episode 14: Tu BiShvat 3.0
- Nava Tehila “The Mountains Are Singing”
- Debbie Friedman “The Latke Song”
- Craig Taubman “Yedid Nefesh”
- Shira Kline “Recyclin’ Machine”
- Mikey Pauker “Soul Spark”
- Mah Tovu “Eitz Chayim Hee”
- The Maccabeats “Megillat Ha’atzmaut”
- Billy Jonas “Modeh Ani”
Episode 13: Chanukah 2.0
- Beth Schafer “In This House”
- Rick Recht “Mi Chamocha”
- Charlie Kramer “Vision”
- Jacob Spike Kraus “Remember the Miracle”
- Sue Horowitz “Shine a Light”
- Kol B’Seder “Or Zarua”
- Julie Silver “V’Ahavta”
- Jackson Mercer “Esah Einai“
Episode 12: Selichot
- Beged Kefet “Adonai Adonai”
- Noah Aronson “More Love in This Land”
- Sue Horowitz “Step on the Gas”
- Deborah Sacks Mintz “Makom Bina”
- Dan Nichols & Eighteen “Reach You”
- Josh Nelson Project “L’Dor Vador”
- Joe Buchanan “Lion and Lamb”
- Batya Levine “Karov”
Episode 11: Tu B’Av
- Debbie Friedman “Kumi Lach”
- Craig Taubman “V’erastich Li”
- Chava Mirel “I Can Be Loved”
- Batya Levine “Lecha Dodi”
- Eliana Light “Shadows”
- Noah Diamondstein “Ahavat Olam”
- Joanie and Matt “The Mighty Have Fallen”
- Noam Katz “After the Flood”
Episode 10: Shabbat
- Stacy Beyer “The Candle Blessing Project”
- Ellen Allard “How Good”
- Charlie Kramer “Blind”
- Dan Nichols “Btzelem Elohim”
- Josh Warshawsky “Hachamah”
- Shimon Smith “Dodi Li”
- Eric and Happie “Louisiana“
- Saul Kaye “Shema Lullaby”
Episode 9: Shavuot
- Yosef Goldman “Sefirat Haomer Niggun“
- Rick Recht “Da Lifnei”
- Cantor Rachelle Nelson “A Brand New Song”
- Jeff Klepper “Rabbi Ben Bag-Bag”
- Jackson Mercer “Wherever“
- Peri Smilow “The “Priestly Blessing
- Charlie Kramer “Closer”
- Laurie Akers “Stand Strong”
Episode 8: Passover 2.0
- Beth Schafer “Children of Freedom”
- Alan Goodis “Esah Einai”
- Eliana Light “Lead Me Back”
- Sheldon Low “If Not Now”
- Abbie Strauss “Yedid Nefesh”
- Todd Herzog “Returning to Who I Am“
- Ahavat Hinam “Gam Zeh”
- Joe Buchanan “Return”
Episode 7: Tu BiShvat 2.0
- Neshama Carlebach “Believe”
- Sue Horowitz “Peace Song”
- Daniel Cainer “Grateful”
- Craig Taubman “Hello God”
- Deborah Sacks Mintz “Min Hameitzar“
- Yosef Goldman “Eliyahu Hanavi”
- Safam “Nachamu Ami”
- Chava Mirel “Blessed Love“
Episode 6: Chanukah
- Debbie Friedman “Im Tirtzu”
- Rick Recht “Halleluyah”
- Mikey Pauker “Believe”
- Naomi Less “Gibor”
- Susan Colin “Eili Eili“
- Dan Nichols and Eighteen “L’takein (The Na Na Song)”
- Elana Arian “Dodi Li”
- Six13 “White Light“
Episode 5: Sukkot
- Stacy Beyer “Hodu Ladonai”
- Blesd “The Same“
- Nefesh Mountain “A Mighty Roar“
- Jacob Spike Kraus “The Water Song“
- Ellie Fern “Bless Our Road“
- Noah Diamondstein “Ashira L’Adonai”
- Sababa “Gam Zeh Ya’avor This Too Shall Pass”
- Noam Katz “Mirembe, Salaam, V’shalom”
Episode 4: High Holidays
- Eric and Happie “Modeh Ani“
- Joe Buchanan “Driftwood”
- Eliana Light “Skyman”
- Steven Chaitman “Ozi“
- Chana Rothman “We Can Rise”
- Yosef Goldman “Gesher”
- Rose Snitz “Hineh Man Too“
- Josh Goldberg “Brighter Day“
Episode 3: Passover
- Craig Taubman “Holy Ground”
- Elana Arian “I Have a Voice”
- Todd Herzog “Here & Today”
- Lucy Greenbaum “Mi Chamocha”
- Michelle Citrin “Modeh Ani”
- Josh Warshawsky “Echoes in the Valley”
- Noah Aronson “Anneini”
- Debbie Friedman “Tfilat Haderech”
Episode 2: Purim
- Hadar and Sheldon “Body is a Temple”
- Beth Schafer “Im Ein Ani Li Mi Li”
- Josh Goldberg “I Am Enough“
- Joanie Leeds “RBG”
- Alan Goodis “Stand Up (Chazak Ve’ematz)”
- Kenneth Lyonswright “Seek It Out”
- Ellen Allard “Be Holy, Hear the Whisper”
- Charlie Kramer “We Will Rise”
Episode 1: Tu BiShvat
- Noam Katz “Nature Blessing”
- Josh Warshawsky “Na’ar Hayiti”
- Six13 “Dodi Li“
- Chaval Mirel “Stand Up”
- Noah Diamonstein “Lo Alecha“
- Peri Smilow “Eitz Chayim Hi”
- Dan Nichols “My Heart Is In The East”
- Nick May “Be Heard”
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