Music & Simchas

Ezra Schwartz was spending his gap year in Israel, studying at Yeshivat Ashreinu in Beit Shemesh and filling his free time by performing acts of kindness. Hailing from Sharon,...

By Gershon Veroba Music holds a very odd position with the Jewish community. Both feared and worshipped in the more Orthodox and Chassidic circles, Jews often maintain a strange relationship...

The community is invited to the yearly Chamber Music Concert in Lawrence to benefit Aliyos Shlomo of Jerusalem. Besides being one of the most prestigious English-speaking kollelim in Israel,...

Unlike the music business, the question “Why is it so loud?” unfortunately has not changed at all over the years. Very often, impatience and anger is the reaction to...

By Gershon Veroba The headline above is actually a fair question. I’ve watched parents and brides and grooms from all walks of life use all sorts of methods for hiring...

By Gary Rabenko Video is quickly replacing photography as the medium to document personal and professional moments as well as to deliver information. I’m always saying how everything requires thought,...

  Bnai Zion Foundation, now in its 110th year of building a more inclusive, healthy, and vibrant Israel, will host its annual New York Gala on Sunday, November 4 at...

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By Gershon Veroba Like anyone else working in the same field for a long time, I’ve learned a lot and I am still learning more than I could ever share...

By Gershon Veroba I grew up in an atmosphere of musical extremes. Both my parents were career wedding performers — my mother specializing in opera and Yiddish, while my father...