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

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

A Step-Mother's Poem for Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva Student

Poetry week continues with Leah Moses, step-mother of a Merkaz HaRav student. Plus Sreekara Sharma calls in from Malaysia, Eli Newman, Jean Krainik, Rachel Beitsch and Lester Mobley.

Plus an interview with Jack from Teruah Jewish music blog. An exciting, in-depth discussion on the thriving Jewish music scene and his exploration of it.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Live Jewish Poetry Slam! Featuring your calls!

The first ever live internet Jewish poetry slam! Listeners just like you from Israel and America call in with their poems. Featuring Moshe Scholnick, Andrea Kamens, Ilana Kliger, Jon Epstein, Mendel Weinberger, Ilan Cohen, Sara Ireland, Meir Simchah, Tobie Harris, YK, Daniel Weber, Justin Other Windbaugh, Edward Villa, Faye Goldberg, and Matthue Roth.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Yehuda Kaplan on Disco, Berel Wein and Woody Guthrie


Jewish musician Yehuda Kaplan talks about his guitar-based, rocking pro-Israel anthem This Land. Plus a detailed discussion on the history of the music industry and the history of Yehuda's musical identity including Judy Collins, Pachelbel's Canon and Rabbi Berel Wein's new movie Faith and Fate.

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Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Singer/Songwriter Eliyahu Dov Shur of Tuesday Night Live

Hour 1. Eliyahu Dov Shur of the Tuesday Night Live band performs live in the studio and talks about his albums A Shur Thing and Forgotten Ways. Plus, his other job, baking organic whole wheat and spelt bread. Tune in for groovy, mellow jamming and a discussion of spiritual music. Click here for video! http://msmedia.a7.org/arutz7/eng-video/08/july/beat-shur.wmv

Hour 2. and 3. Dvarim B'Alma - live studio performance. A student band consisting of guitar, flute, piano and violin from Bar Ilan University performs their music based on Jewish prayers and Bible stories.

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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Baruch Emanuel Erdstein of Ingathering talks about his desire to inspire Jewish people through music as well as the Second Lebanon War, his world travels, the time his house burned down and what it all means for his identity and belief. Also, a new Israeli band called Alma.

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