Building a stronger Israel, one song at a time!
Have you noticed that Israeli President Reuven Rivlin keeps popping up in viral videos all over Israel? From last year’s Koolulam video for Yom Ha’atzmaut, to this year’s “Shevet Achim Va’achayot”…Rivlin is there, front and center. And he’s so lovable, that’s just fine with us. In honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut 2019, President Rivlin recently teamed […]
This evening I attended a neighborhood Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration. As Yom Hazikaron was about to morph into Yom Ha’atzmaut, we listened solemnly to the tales of bereaved families in heart-wrenching videos, watched silently as candles were lit in memory of fallen Israeli soldiers, maybe shed a tear or two as the memorial prayer was chanted […]
On January 18, 2003, the song “Zemer Nogeh” (aka “HaTishma Koli”) was the first Hebrew song ever played in space. That’s because Colonel Ilan Ramon was aboard the space shuttle Columbia at the time, and his wife, Rona Ramon, selected it as the song to wake up the astronauts that day. The shuttle exploded upon […]
In Israel, Memorial Day in unavoidable. You can feel it in the air. You can sense it everywhere you go. There is no escape…and there SHOULDN’T be. Since everybody knows somebody personally affected by loss, the pain of Yom Hazikaron is felt by every single citizen of the country. In Israel, Yom Hazikaron hits you […]
In honor of the Eurovision returning to Israel for the first time in 20 years, Galit Mor and Artur Katz, our favorite Israeli mash-up creators, have hit another home run with their new creation: A mash-up of every single song Israel has brought to the Eurovision since their first appearance in 1973. Israel has participated […]
Israeli Music Today: Transcript Today in Israeli Music, the Shalva Band releases their first original song…Netta Barzilai will release her own new song at the Eurovision… and Harel Skaat makes a big announcement. This is MyIsraeliMusic.com, where we’re building a stronger Israel, one song at a time. I’m Josh Shron, and here’s your Israeli music news for Monday, […]
Welcome to Israeli Independence Day 2019! We’re celebrating Israel’s 71st birthday with the best patriotic Israeli music ever made…so dress yourself in blue and white, grab a falafel and some Bamba, wave your Israeli flag, and prepare to enjoy a super-sized hour of Israeli music for Yom Ha’atzmaut. Our Yom Ha’atzmaut playlist is guaranteed to […]
Israeli Music Today: Transcript Today in Israeli Music, Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, is observed in Israel and throughout the world. This is MyIsraeliMusic.com, I’m Josh Shron, and here’s your Israeli music news for Thursday, May 2, 2019. The Yom HaShoah siren makes it impossible to forget the Holocaust in Israel Yom HaShoah 5779, and in Israel, it […]
View this post on Instagram Eva.Stories Official Trailer A post shared by Eva (@eva.stories) on Apr 28, 2019 at 4:36am PDT In honor of Yom HaShoa, Holocaust Remembrance Day, an ingenious Israeli tech executive has unveiled a bold new project, created around one central question: “What if a girl in the Holocaust had Instagram?” Eva […]
Broadcasting from Israel! With half of the Jewish year 5779 behind us, we thought it would be a good time to look at the best Israeli music of the year…so far. You’ll hear the biggest hits of the year, plus the official song of Yom Ha’atzmaut 5779, celebrating Israel’s 71st birthday. It’s a show so […]