About a year-and-a-half ago, I went through a devastating breakup and, soon after, began a love affair with perhaps the strangest hobby an ex-yeshiva girl could imagine: Sacred Harp singing.

Pastor Todd Westphal of the El Shaddai Congregation in Frederick has been singing most of his life. He sang in school growing up, with his congregation's praise teams, and over the last few years, on ...

We’ve all heard of kosher food prepared according to Jewish law. But Jewish, New Jersey-based musician Joshua Nelson adds a little soul food to the kosher menu. And his homemade kosher gospel is ...

How dare she. How dare a mother deny her children playdates, television and even bathroom breaks until they had mastered their musical instruments. What kind of mom-ster does this? These were the ...

U’netanneh Tokef (ונתנה תוקף) is one of the most well known liturgical songs (piyyuts) – a description of the frailty of Man standing in judgement before G-d, who endures man’s sins and wants him to ...

ORLANDO — The bell tolled. It tolled and tolled and tolled. The only other sounds in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church of Orlando on Tuesday night were muffled tears as photos of the ...

Amy Winehouse, the Jewish singer and songwriter whose soulful tunes about her dark personal life became influential pop hits, would have turned 40 this year. Her debut album “Frank” also turns 20 next ...