
A Musician’s Unlikely Journey to Creating Soulful Jewish Music
Yosef Gutman Levitt has returned to his musical roots with his new album “River of Eden,” which weaves together contemporary composition with nigunim, or wordless Jewish melodies.
Kylie Ora Lobell is a writer for the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, The Forward, Tablet Magazine, Aish, and Chabad.org and the author of the first children’s book for the children of Jewish converts, “Jewish Just Like You.”

Yosef Gutman Levitt has returned to his musical roots with his new album “River of Eden,” which weaves together contemporary composition with nigunim, or wordless Jewish melodies.

It’s time to start buying gifts for all your loved ones.

On Sunday, Nov. 24, journalist and Rebel News Co-Founder Ezra Levant was arrested after silently filming a pro-Hamas demonstration in his Jewish neighborhood in Toronto and refusing to cross the road.

The Journal spoke with Leshem about why he decided to make a series about Catholic saints, working with the legendary Scorsese and creating content about antisemitism in a post-Oct. 7 world.

This week, Chabad Rabbi Zvi Kogan, of blessed memory, who was serving the Jewish community in Abu Dhabi, UAE was ruthlessly murdered.

For four days, 50-60 campers will learn how to write a standup comedy set, and the camp will culminate with a performance at The Hollywood Improv.

In the 1950s and ‘60s, Tom Lehrer, a Jewish musician, satirist and mathematician, rose to prominence with hits like “The Elements,” “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park,” “The Hunting Song” and “The Irish Ballad.”

Harounoff, an Iranian Jew from Britain, wrote about politics, religion and diplomacy in the Middle East for publications including the New York Post, Jerusalem Post, The Jewish Chronicle, Religion News Service and Jewish News Syndicate.

On Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 a.m., Jewish National Fund-USA will hold its annual Breakfast for Israel featuring a keynote speech from Ambassador Ido Aharoni.

You can’t ruminate on the roadblocks forever. You can’t live life with regrets. Try to learn from them and move on to a brighter future ahead.