King David playing the lyre in a scene from a 15th-century manuscript of the Book of Psalms. Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images The earliest musical ...
This Saturday, Feb. 11, many Jews will celebrate Shabbat Shirah, the Sabbath of Singing, which commemorates one of the most vivid musical performances in the Hebrew Bible: the songs sung by Moses and ...
Leonard Bernstein’s 1965 work “Chichester Psalms” is not heard in First Congregational Church every year. Or every decade. The First Church Choir most recently sang the piece four decades ago — on Nov ...
In the center of the room, under glass, a Hebrew Bible lies open to the Book of Psalms. Gold leaf glimmers on the borders; red dragons grasp a blue shield while green and blue birds perch on curling ...
“Louder!” a woman hollered from the back of the auditorium. Onstage, Elam Rotem paused in the middle of a sentence. His eyebrows inched towards his hairline. It was a gentle night in late February, ...
In stark contrast to the fires burning across Israel at this moment, today is Thanksgiving Day in the US, and many of us here in US, and abroad are gathering with family and our dearest friends to ...
When I asked my dad what songs he sang in church during the war, he explained that with his native Netherlands under Nazi occupation, worshipers couldn’t sing anything that smacked of ...
David W. Stowe does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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