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By Alan Zeitlin August 19, 2022 12:01 pm

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I feel empowered as an Asian-American Jew — but it sure took a while to get there

Messy, nuanced feelings spill out onto a page of a songwriting journal, providing a catharsis for an angst-filled life.

August 13, 2021 3:08 pm

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Sarah Aroeste uses the power of Sephardic music to revitalize a lost Jewish community

The Sephardic singer’s new album was inspired by an invitation from non-Jews in North Macedonia to perform her original Ladino songs in the birthplace of her grandfather and a 104-year-old cousin.

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Ethiopian-Israel pop star Eden Alene finishes 17th in Eurovision song contest

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 23, 2021 11:25 pm

This Brazilian musician is shining a light on the intersection of sexuality and Judaism

By Caleb Guedes-Reed April 28, 2021 4:49 pm

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Meet the Yemeni-Jewish musician singing soulful Jewish R&B

By Sam Shepherd February 17, 2021 2:49 pm

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Cantors and musicians perform at the annual Hanukkah event of the Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Dec. 22, 2019. (Eduardus Lee)

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Yiddish-rapping, shtreimel-wearing Lea Kalisch says she doesn’t ‘run’ toward controversy

I feel empowered as an Asian-American Jew — but it sure took a while to get there

Sarah Aroeste uses the power of Sephardic music to revitalize a lost Jewish community

Ethiopian-Israel pop star Eden Alene finishes 17th in Eurovision song contest

This Brazilian musician is shining a light on the intersection of sexuality and Judaism

Meet the Yemeni-Jewish musician singing soulful Jewish R&B

Jewish rock and roll icon Mama Cass Elliot helped me learn to love my body

These 10 iconic Debbie Friedman songs are exactly what we need right now

Orthodox rapper Nissim Black’s new single, ‘The Hava Song,’ remakes ‘Hava Nagila’ just in time for Hanukkah

How Hanukkah returned to Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall decades after the Holocaust

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