Building a stronger Israel, one song at a time!
It’s been a year since the untimely passing of Israeli music legend Yigal Bashan. Yigal was responsible for much of the Israeli soundtrack from the 60s through the 2010s, and his death sent shockwaves throughout Israeli society. To mark the first anniversary of his passing, several well-known Israeli artists have […]
Meet Tammy Resnikoff – fitness instructor, Zumba instructor, and Israeli dance enthusiast. She also organizes popular Israeli/Jewish music Zumba classes (email [email protected] for details), and she’s a lot of fun! She’s obviously a huge fan of Israeli music, and of Israel Hour Radio. So it’s only natural that she’d make […]
Come with us on a musical journey to Israel! This week, we’re playing songs about travel to – and through – the land of Israel…kind of like taking a tour of the country, without having to board a plane or pack a bag! It’s all in honor of our upcoming […]
Every so often, we consider it our responsibility to make sure you’re very much on top of the music that’s popular RIGHT NOW in Israel. You know, the music blaring in taxis, cafes, restaurants, and throughout the streets of the Holy Land. This week, we bring you up to date […]
With warning sirens blaring in and around Tel Aviv this week, and deadly rockets reaching central Israel, we want to let our brothers and sisters in Israel know that we love and support them. So we’re starting off this week’s show with some positive, upbeat Israeli music…because for us, that’s […]
Anyone who’s spent any time on our Facebook page would undoubtedly recognize the name Shirley Rabin Cohen. She’s a regular contributor, and never misses an episode of Israel Hour Radio. Clearly she’s also someone who LOVES Israeli music. This week, Shirley Cohen not only shares some cool alternate versions of […]
One thing has become perfectly clear over the past two weeks: our listeners pick much better songs than we do. A second week of listener requests includes a perfect mix of songs by Keren Peles, Eden Ben Zaken, Shlomo Artzi, Hatikva 6, and more! Plus, a preview of this week’s […]
We recently asked our listeners on Facebook for song requests…and boy, did we get them! We’re going ‘all-request’ this week, with Israeli songs selected by our wonderful Israeli music community. You’ll hear an all-star lineup of singers and songs, featuring Ninet Tayeb, Ofra Haza, Shlomi Shabbat, Keren Peles, Rotem Cohen, […]
Originally recorded on Sukkot, this week’s supersized show reflects the holiday’s nickname of ‘Zman Simchateinu’ – the time of our joy! We’re playing songs of simcha (joy), with a few special Sukkot songs thrown in for good measure. We’re also playing a number of brand new Israeli songs that have […]
Welcome to the second edition of ‘My Israeli Playlist‘, our new monthly feature where our listeners pick the songs you hear on the show! This time, we’re spending an hour with Barbara Pollak of East Brunswick, NJ, lifelong lover of Israel and its culture. Barbara joined us in our WRSU […]