New children's book harnesses childish curiosity and wonderment to expose very young readers to the deeper aspects of the Jewish purification ritual

The performer pays tribute to mark 11 years since the passing of her friend, mentor and fellow singer-songwriter whose vision revolutionized progressive Jewish prayer services

Barbara Maier Gustern, 87, died March 16 after an unprovoked attack. Her students recall her knowledge of Jewish music, which she picked up working for years in a synagogue

When he's not leading prayers at the Lincoln Square Synagogue, Yisroel Leshes loves jazz - so it's only natural that he's doing a fusion of old, new and the swingin' era in between

With support of friends and interested strangers, researcher Henry Sapoznik dedicates memorial for lauded Yiddish performer Thomas LaRue Jones, who was buried in a potter's field

Cantor Stephen Saxon convinces NJ Catholic Immaculate Conception High School to honor LGBTQ activist, politician and comedian Tom Ammiano's track prowess 6 decades earlier

In 2015, the 132-year-old venue revived an annual concert 70 years after the Nazis decimated Dutch Jewry, uniting the small community from Orthodox to unaffiliated

Discographer Henry Sapoznik tracks down record by international Yiddish-language performer Thomas LaRue, and slips into a rabbit hole of Black Jewish history

Cantor Yitzhak Meir Helfgot, recently recovered from coronavirus, and composer Rafi Biton collaborate for reworked 'Avinu Malkeinu'

Many non-Orthodox congregations will livestream due to the pandemic, and with location no longer an issue they're reaching out to far-flung talent -- to the consternation of some