Song of the Month Archive
Sharing with you the captivating and at times surprising stories behind highly celebrated and less renowned Jewish songs.
Showing 68 songs of the month out of 68.
December 2013
Hanukkah Blessings
Singing the Hanukkah Blessings while lighting the candles is a well-established Jewish family
September 2013
‘I’m Sorry, It’s Yom Kippur’: Atonement through Punk (and Traditional Jewish Music)
Our song for this month is I'm sorry, It’s Yom Kippur by the Brooklyn based band Schm
April 2013
Hayrana Laih
Hayrana Laih is an Egyptian song that was and still is popular in the Arab world, but
August 2010
Eicha Yashva Badad
In honor of Tish'a Be'av, this month’s Song of the Month is Eicha Yashva Badad lament. Megilat Eicha (Eng.
June 2010
Yechidi Laderech Li Etse'a
'Alone I set out on the road,' wrote Lermontov, the great Russian poet, in 1841.
May 2010
In Ale Gasn\ Hey Hey Daloy Politsey
In honor of May Day, this month's song of the month is a Yiddish song about the political struggles of Jewish socia
February 2010
Bin Tavinu Liqnot Bina Ha'azinu
Rabbi Yisrael Najara (1550?-1625), a poet and a composer, was born to a distinguished family of Jews from Spain.
November 2009
Ki Hinneh Kahomer
*The notes sample is taken from the collection 'Shirei Eretz Yisrael' of Jacob Schoenberg, where the melody appears in the song Shehav Beni