Tonight, after sundown, we count the following day of the Omer:
Today is 23 days, which is 3 weeks and 2 days of the Omer
How to: the blessings and procedure for counting the Omer.
Contributed by: Sharon Beth. “It Ain’t Necessarily So” from Porgy and Bess George & Ira Gershwin (sung by many people).
I’ve always loved Gershwin’s music, and was shocked when someone pointed out to me that the Torah blessings inspired the opening melody. Learn More.
Tonight, after sundown, we count the following day of the Omer:
Today is 22 days, which is 3 weeks and 1 day of the Omer
How to: the blessings and procedure for counting the Omer.
Contributed by: Omer Bot. Evolution of Jewish Music by Y-Studs.
Tonight, after sundown, we count the following day of the Omer:
Today is 21 days, which is 3 weeks of the Omer
How to: the blessings and procedure for counting the Omer.
Contributed by: Fred Rafael Rednor. At the Rabbi’s Table by Meshugga Beach Party.
The popularity 1960s style instrumental Surf Guitar has periodically waxed and waned during subsequent decades. A little more than twenty years ago, there was another one of those revivals which inspired a group of Jewish musicians to meld this style of music with traditional Klezmer. Actually, at the same time, there was another one of those Klezmer revivals which brought attention to groups such as the Klezmatics. So creating Meshugga Beach Party and its blended musical style made perfect sense. Although the band seems to currently be defunct, we play their disks all the time in my household. Learn More.
Tonight, after sundown, we count the following day of the Omer:
Today is 20 days, which is 2 weeks and 6 days of the Omer
How to: the blessings and procedure for counting the Omer.
Contributed by: Rose-Ella Slavin. A Bohemian Chanukah by Six13.
This a capella group does adaptations of popular songs to give them a Jewish theme. I look forward to their new song being released each Hanukkah and Passover. Two of my favorites are Billy Joel Passover and Bohemian Chanukah. We made everyone sing their version of Piano Man at our Passover seder this year. Learn More.
Tonight, after sundown, we count the following day of the Omer:
Today is 19 days, which is 2 weeks and 5 days of the Omer
How to: the blessings and procedure for counting the Omer.
Contributed by: Fred Rafael Rednor. Ahavat Chaiyai by Chaim Moshe.
Ahavat Chaiyai (“Love of my life”) – This is one of the first Mizrachi pop songs to gain a wider audience in Israel. The lyrics are all in Hebrew, and the music is a melding of Arabic musical influences and rock music instrumentation. Listening to this song makes me miss Israel intensely. For a few months many years ago, Elana and I had an apartment around the corner from the Shuk in Jerusalem – the Nachlaot neighborhood. If a shokeeper in the Shuk had a radio playing in the background, this is the sort of song you would hear.
Like many songs of this genre, despite being secular in nature, this one includes a strong allusion to the Tanach. In this case, it’s to the second chapter of the Song of Songs: Ḥabatselet ha-Sharon, Shoshanat ha-amakim (“Rose of Sharon, Lilly of the Valley”) Learn More.
Tonight, after sundown, we count the following day of the Omer:
Today is 18 days, which is 2 weeks and 4 days of the Omer
How to: the blessings and procedure for counting the Omer.
Contributed by: Rose-Ella Slavin. A Billy Joel Passover by Six13.
This a capella group does adaptations of popular songs to give them a Jewish theme. I look forward to their new song being released each Hanukkah and Passover. Two of my favorites are Billy Joel Passover and Bohemian Chanukah. We made everyone sing their version of Piano Man at our Passover seder this year. Learn More.
Tonight, after sundown, we count the following day of the Omer:
Today is 17 days, which is 2 weeks and 3 days of the Omer
Tonight, after sundown, we count the following day of the Omer:
Today is 16 days, which is 2 weeks and 2 days of the Omer
How to: the blessings and procedure for counting the Omer.
Contributed by: Irene Bleiweiss. Honoring Hostage Alon Ohel by Hanan Ben Ari.
Hostage Alon Ohel is a musician. This was performed in his honor on Israeli TV.
The link has the Time of Israel story about a performance and an English translation of the lyrics. For those who read Hebrew but have trouble understanding just hearing it there are Hebrew subtitles as well. Learn More.
Tonight, after sundown, we count the following day of the Omer:
Today is 15 days, which is 2 weeks and 1 day of the Omer
How to: the blessings and procedure for counting the Omer.
Contributed by: Fred Rafael Rednor. Adir Adirim by Victoria Hanna (with Balkan Beat Box).
Adir Adirim – The lyrics are essentially a prayer in Hebrew. The music is a mixture of styles; Rap, psychadelic rock, and even some “Moroccan Roll”. ” Learn More.
Tonight, after sundown, we count the following day of the Omer:
Today is 14 days, which is 2 weeks of the Omer
How to: the blessings and procedure for counting the Omer.
Contributed by: Esther Gyory. Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones.
Jews have a long history with punk rock. Among the most iconic are Tommy Ramone (Thomas Erdelyi) and Joey Ramone (Jeffrey Hyman). Tommy Ramone was born in Budapest, Hungary to Jewish parents who survived the Holocaust in hiding. Other Jewish punk and proto-punk notables are Lou Reed, Hilly Kristal (founder of CBGB), Mick Jones (The Clash), Adam Horovitz and Adam Yauch (Young Aborigines, later the Beastie Boys), and Marc Bolan (T.Rex).
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