Israel Beat Jewish Music Podcast

The Israel Beat Jewish Music Podcast interviews the latest Israeli and Jewish artists and covers a wide range of styles from Carlebach, cantorial, klezmer, Israeli trance, Mizrachi, rock, Sephardic, hasidic and everything in between. Past interviews have included Matisyahu, Avraham Fried, and Miri Ben-Ari. IsraelBeat broadcasts live every Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Israel time on http://www.IsraelNationalRadio.com

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Wanted: Rosh Hashannah requests!

Got a favorite Rosh Hashannah / High Holiday song? Send a request to bbresky@israelnationalradio.com and we will play it on the air!

Monday, September 19, 2011

NachlaOr - A House for Jewish Music & Kosher Dorms

NachlaOr organizes musical events and community activities such as the upcoming community Sukkah in the park, which will be an open space for people to enjoy the holiday. Israel Beat joins a Saturday night melavah malka to talk with participants and meet with residents of the NachlaDorms, a kosher hostel in the heart of Jerusalem's historic and quaint Nachalot neighborhood. Plus music from Aryeh Guiloff, Avraham Tal, and hot new tracks from Rabbi Baruch Chait, Adi Ran, Nochi Krohn, Shalsheles, and Udi Davidi.


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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Music N Art at Mount Zion

Every Wednesday nestled inbetween the Tomb of King David, just outside the Zion Gate of Jerusalem's Old City is a weekly concert series and jam session called Music N Art at Mount Zion. Meet the young, enthusiastic students and musicians who are striving to maintain the Jewish character of the Mount Zion area. With interviews from Rabbi Avraham Goldstein of the Diaspora Yeshiva, and music from Lazer Lloyd, Yosef Daniel, Chayot HaKadosh, the Chait Brothers and more.


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Monday, August 29, 2011

"Did you look at the sky today?" A Jewish Musical Journey

"It's not that the Levites were snobs and didn't want to play the music to the Goyim. They really wanted to play, but they were not on the spiritual plane that allows one to play such music. To play the music of Zion, one has to be in Zion." So says Yoel Taieb, of the Techelet Ensemble. Born to a Sephardic French Tunisian family, his dream was to be a great jazz-man, but his journey ended up in Israel where today he fuses jazz inprovisation and chassidic melodies into modern Jewish music. Tune in as he talks about his musical quest and his relationship with the influential Rabbi Yisroel Dov Ber Odesser, better known as Sabba.

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Sunday, July 03, 2011

Love Song to Islamic Fundamentalists - Pesach Stadlin interview

Pesach Jeremy Stadlin talks about love, hate, war, peace, and jamming with the Jewish community of Uganda. His quirky, "Love Song to Islamic Fundamentalists " has gained tens of thousands of hits on YouTube and Facebook and even garnered a response from the government of Iran.

Hear the inspirational journey of a young man who is spreading his love for love and his love for Israel and Judaism to countries around the world. Tune in for amazing live acoustic original music, "So Much Magnificence ", the Eden Village Camp, a unique take on John Lennon, and a unique and catchy message of global awareness, pride and individuality.

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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Eprhyme - Jewish Music's D.I.Y. Neo-Hassidic Cultural Catalyst


Eden Pearlstein, better known as Eprhyme talks about his new album Dopestylevsky, where hip-hop meets Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Plus, he discusses Judaism, punk rock and the "D.I.Y. anti-authoritarian neo-hassidic cultural catalyst. " Also, new music from 8th Day, Lipa Schmeltzer, Shuly Rand, and a snippet of a request going out to Yitzshawk.

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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Chanan Ben Ami - From the Sunset Strip to Jerusalem Yeshiva


Jewish Rocker Chanan Ben Ami discusses his latest album, The Wisdom of a Dream. Hear his new September 11th inspired song, about recording in a tunnel in California and how his LA rock band broke up on the eve of their big recording contract, leading him to move to Israel.

Plus, an interview with veteran composer Yossi Green on his surprising new CD, Hipsh, which takes classic chassidic songs from Mordechai Ben David, Avraham Fried and more and hips them up Jewish style. Yossi Green has composed over 600 songs in his career. Hear some of the classics and some of the latest featuring Yaakov Shwekey and Ohad Moskowitz.