John Lack spoke these words 12:01 August 1, 1981 upon the launch of MTV. The first music video shown was The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star, followed by Pat Benatar’s “You Better Run.” The world of pop music would never be the same. Watching your favorite stars tell their stories, instead of just listening to their music changed the way the world experienced the sounds of secular music. The videos added a personal connection from artist to viewer and gave the audience a sense of theater, with choreography and dance elements. Additionally, music television helped to elevate burgeoning artists and new genres of popular music while keeping the world up to date with pressing news of the times. Ladies and gentlemen of Temple Emanu-El: let’s rock and roll with some new Jewish tunes! Today, March 15th, 2018, Jewish Music Television is born! JMtV is a video campaign that will showcase newer, and new (with a few “oldies” thrown in there too) synagogue music. Every Tuesday catch … [Read more...]
Who is like you, Adonai?
Michamocha Ba-elim Adonai? Mikamocha, ne-edar Bakodesh? Who is like You among the gods, Adonai? Who is like You, majestic in holiness? Midrash teaches us that Nachshon ben Aminadav cried out these words as he waded deeper and deeper into the Red sea. The Egyptians were coming up fast behind the Israelite people. They had two choices: walk into the sea, or turn back toward their slavemasters. Nachshon had an incredible amount of bitachon- trust. So much so that he waded into the water, crying out his affirmation of faith in God as the water rose to his chin, then as the water rose past his lips. Once the water rose past his lips, Michamocha sounded like MiKamocha. It was at that moment, when the water covered Nachshons airway’s that God split the sea. Nachshon, along with those who followed him into the water literally willed the sea to split. Their faith and trust was so powerful that the action of wading into the water literally created its explosion to either … [Read more...]
Schiff Preschool Shabbat Sing
Schiff Preschool Shabbat Sing
Schiff Preschool Shabbat Sing
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