Building a stronger Israel, one song at a time!
We recently discovered that three of Israel’s most important musical poets share a birthday on July 13th. Dan Almagor turned 86 this year, Ehud Manor would have been 80, and Naomi Shemer would have turned 91. Today we celebrate the music of these great artists, with popular songs that will undoubtedly have you singing along […]
Noa Kirel has conquered Israel. And now she’s ready to take on the rest of the world. More than a year after signing a multi-million dollar record deal with Atlantic Records in the US, Noa Kirel is out with her first international single: “Please Don’t Suck”. She wrote about the new release on Instagram: “After […]
Welcome to the return of My Israeli Playlist – a monthly feature in which we invite our listeners to present their favorite Israeli songs of all time! We’re excited to welcome Richard Isaac of Seattle, Washington – longtime listener and a MAJOR part of our Israeli music community. Rich has been listening for at least […]
No, we’re not talking about the Swedish pop music group from the 70s…. In honor of Fathers Day in the USA, we’re taking some time to pay a musical tribute to ‘Abba’ – the Hebrew word for ‘father’. Turns out there are a lot of Israeli songs devoted to fathers, and our incredible community came […]
May 2021 was an interesting month in Israel, full of highs and lows. It began with a general feeling of hope, with most Coronavirus restrictions lifted and life getting back to normal. However, the celebratory mood quickly turned to one of fear, with 4,000 rockets raining down on Israeli cities. Israelis left the streets once […]
For nearly 20 years, Rita and Rami Kleinstein were the undisputed power couple of Israeli music. Rami wrote songs for Rita…Rita sang backup for Rami. In 2002, they embarked on a joint concert tour with stops throughout Israel and even in the USA. A live concert album followed shortly afterwards. But in 2007, Israel’s favorite […]
WELCOME TO THE SUMMER OF ’21…and by nearly all accounts, it’s expected to be a heck of a lot better than the summer of ’20! Coronavirus is slowly fading into obscurity (we hope!), the world is opening up again, and it’s a great time to get back to the beach! We’ll help you do just […]
In the aftermath of Israel’s latest flare up with Hamas in Gaza, Jews everywhere have seen an ugly escalation of anti-Semitism around the world. As we remain vigilant and stand up against hate and intolerance, we also pray for peace. It just so happens that Israelis have been yearning for peace since the founding of […]
Thousands of rocket attacks against Israel by Hamas. Criticism of Israel from all sides. A terrifying wave of anti-Semitic demonstrations and hate crimes all around the world. It’s the perfect time to infuse some much-needed Israeli pride into Israeli society. And Israel’s enlisted two of its biggest stars to make it happen. Any collaboration between […]
To say the least, it’s been a tense week for Israel. Our brothers and sisters are under constant threat of rocket fire, and many have spent several days huddled in bomb shelters. Throughout it all, the brave men and women of the IDF have done their best to keep our nation safe. Today, we thank […]