February 26, 2019: Our daily look at Israeli music news and information! Today: Ivri Lider is the latest celebrity to surprise El Al passengers…info on our latest podcast…and is Shiri Maimon becoming religious?
Israeli Music Today: Transcript
This is MyIsraeliMusic.com, I’m Josh Shron, and here’s your Israeli music news for Tuesday, February 26, 2019.
Shiri Maimon in her first major film
From Broadway to the big screen. Shiri Maimon is starring in her first Israeli feature film, and she’s playing a religious woman. She posted some pictures on Instagram of herself on set, and looks pretty good with her hair fully covered! Israeli TV show “Erev Tov Im Guy Pines” reports that Shiri plays Rivki, a 30-year-old widow who is a ba’alat tshuva, one who becomes religious later in life. The movie is called “Mechila,” which means forgiveness. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Ivri Lider’s surprise appearance on El Al
Seems like there’s a trend in Israel for singers to pop up unexpectedly on random El Al flights abroad. Last month, we reported that singer Danny Robas gave a surprise concert on a flight from Tel Aviv to London, and today, Ivri Lider posted a commercial on social media in which he surprised unsuspecting passengers with free tickets to his upcoming concert in Caesaria.
When I fly, I tend to get a cramped seat and a screaming kid next to me. Why doesn’t this fun stuff ever happen when I’m on a plane?
New Israeli music podcast episode
And finally, our latest podcast episode is out today. This week, we feature brand new music by Lior Narkis, Eyal Golan, Stefan Legar, Hadag Nachash and others, plus a look at the song that recently represented Israel in the JUNIOR Eurovision Song Contest! And, in honor of Israel’s successful rocket launch last week, we’ve also thrown in a number of songs that talk about the moon, yareach in Hebrew. Download the show now on iTunes, Spotify, myisraelimusic.com, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
That’s your Israeli music news for today! I’d love to hear what you think of our new show! Click on the contact us link at myisraelimusic.com and let me know. Until tomorrow, I’m Josh Shron, Al Tafsiku Lashir (don’t stop singing).
