Blog in Dm: Blogging Jewish Music from A to Zorn!

Menachem Butler writes a beautiful piece,  "Remembering Tanchum Portnoy" , for Tablet. 

 This conversation between Rabbi Efrem Goldberg and Ishay Ribo is actually a  super powerful motivational shiur  (in Hebrew) and well worth ...

Israeli Rabbis Ban Musical Selichos.

Michael feldstein asks: " Can we separate the music from the man? "

 I'm sad to report the passing of Shmuel Klaver Z"L. Shmuek was a true pioneer in the NYC Jewish music scene. His drumming style wa...

Neshama Carlebach writes  about the documentary on her father.   Brave, painful, and very much the right approach. Not simply cancelling... ...

Shaul Magid reviews the new Carlebach movie.   The question of how to deal with this is not an easy one, with assumptions on both sides. Som...

 Matthew Austerklein on  weighs in [sorry] on FrumEDM

 Joey Weisenberg  teaches a beautiful Belzer nigun. In addition to being sung for Shomrei Mitzvoseha, I've also heard this nigun used fo...

Passover Parodies under threat!  

with Six13 . 

It's a drone (and a viral hit).  

  A Beautiful article by Peter Himmelman about Shabbos!

What to do with a drunken bochur on Shushan Purim?   "Send him to Prager's instead of Brisk".

The Mennonite version.  

 Tablet Magazine on  "Pop Emuni" — the resurgence of faith in Israeli pop culture. This is part of a fascinating phenomenon that i...

 The rabbis in Israel are  banning separate seating concerts! "The Committee's directives include a complete ban on mixed-gender pe...

 Thank you Hashem for  "Real Yidden"! Update: There's a  rejoinder!

  Sometimes a kugel is just a kugel...

IDing the composer of  Bim Bam/Shabbat Shalom.  

... because the Chareidi Roshei Yeshiva  cancelled Shmulik Sukkot's concert too.   IMO, this is a huge mistake on their part... one that...

... over what has  been done to his nigun.  

Leah... A broken heart can set you free.

 More on the latest lunacy re: banning women's sections at concerts... over at  Vos Iz Neias .

Vov Zayin  

 In Israel, Naftali Kempeh issued refunds to all of the women who had purchased tickets to the separate seating women's section at his u...

New(ly discovered) Carlebach song  

Chaim Shlomo Mayesz is  Proud!  

 Saddened to hear the news of flautist Avi Piamenta's passing over Shabbos. Avi and his brother Yossi on electric guitar, were foundatio...

Over at the Seforim blog...  comparing the Star-Spangled banner and Oz Yashir.  

HaRav Yitzchak Yosef rules that Sefardim and Ashkenazim should  make weddings during the Three Weeks this year!