Building a stronger Israel, one song at a time!
Need a shot of Israeli pride this Yom Ha’atzmaut? This new video, released today by the Israel Defense Forces, will have you seeing blue and white (and green) in no time. Our brave men and women in green work tirelessly every single day to ensure that we can live our […]
This morning, Eyal Aliman at Yediot Achronot posted his “71 Reasons to Love Israel”. You can read the full post above if your Hebrew’s decent, but we thought it would be nice to translate some of our favorites for your reading pleasure this Yom Ha’atzmaut. #1 – Because only we […]
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 […]
Plain and simple: Omer Adam OWNED Israeli music in 2018. He was named singer of the year on all major radio stations. His mega-hit “Shney Meshuga’im” was named “song of the year” on almost every countdown out there, and was streamed more than any other Israeli song this year on […]
Listen to our special podcast celebrating the musical career of Yigal Bashan: Fans of Israeli music were devastated to learn of the passing yesterday of famed Israeli singer Yigal Bashan, who died at age 68. The cause of death was not immediately made public. UPDATE: It has been reported that […]
We Jews must’ve invented Thanksgiving. After all, the Hebrew word for “turkey” (hodu) is the same as the word for “let us give thanks”. Coincidence? I think not. It doesn’t matter if you’re Jew or Gentile, American-born or a native of another country. If you live in the USA, or […]
Today marks 14 years since the passing of Uzi Hitman, one of Israel’s most beloved and respected singers and songwriters. He passed away at age 52 on October 17, 2004 (obituary from “Ha’aretz”). Having composed more than 600 songs, Uzi brought Israel some of its most popular melodies of all […]
Since Shiri Maimon emerged on the Israeli music scene as the runner-up in Season 1 of “Kochav Nolad” (A Star Is Born, Israel’s answer to “American Idol”), I’ve made no secret of my admiration for her. OK, so she’s gorgeous. Even my wife knows I’ve had a major crush on […]
It’s that time again… With just about a month before Rosh Hashana, it’s time for Israel’s major radio stations to prepare for their annual year-end musical countdowns. As expected, Kan Gimmel opened up the voting for their countdown today. (We expect to see the same from Galgalatz any minute.) With […]
Look, ma…The Times of Israel featured our article on their home page! Have you read it yet? Find the full article here.