Related Blog Posts on Jewish Music

The Jewish Song That Comforts Me in Uncertain Times

Rabbi Alex Kress

This song provides us with a musical roadmap: Give fear room to process, but do not let it take root; humbly accept the unnatural and urgent circumstances before us; and then, put one foot in front of the other, sing with gusto, and digitally embrace your people.

A Brief History of the Kol Nidrei Prayer

Cantor Deborrah Cannizzaro

For most North American Jews, the haunting melody of Kol Nidrei surely is the piece of liturgy that best represents Yom Kippur, prompting us to delve deep into our souls.