Check this site out for some amazing resources on integrating the arts into Jewish education - or just enjoy the rich offerings, including short films, features, documentaries, music, visual arts, literature AND lesson plans. It's all there! ("Omanoot," by the way, is Hebrew for "Art")
Shemspeed - Jewish Rap & Hip-Hop
Home to artists including Y-Love, DeScribe, Electro Morocco, Kosha Dillz, Balkan Beatbox and RZA (formerly of Wu-Tang Clan -- yes, he's Jewish!) Shemspeed also hosts The Sephardic Music Festival in New York City every year, usually coinciding with the CMJ Conference.
Jewish Guitar Chords
Part of YUTOPIA - the website of Rabbi Josh Yuter (a Modern Orthodox Rabbi with the Stanton Street Shul on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, a second generation Rabbi.) His archive has tab sheets with lyrics for songs from all over the world and spanning genres, including some beautiful Carlebach song versions (with the original Ki Va Moeid.) No Rick Recht on here.
Matisyahu
The man previously known as Matthew Paul Miller who proved you could be Chassidishe and cool. His earlier works have direct correllation to specific Torah parshot, holidays and middot. Note from Robyn: I taught an entire year on Modern Jewish Music: Cultural, Historical and Religious Significance. I'll gladly share my lesson plans. If you're looking for specific holidays, values, or parshot, contact me and I'll let you know what I have.
Rick Recht
Our favorite Jewish rocker.
Israeli and Jewish Music
Online Store for Israeli and Jewish music and movies
Jewish Rock Radio
NY Jewish Radio Station
Shemspeed - Jewish Rap & Hip-Hop
Home to artists including Y-Love, DeScribe, Electro Morocco, Kosha Dillz, Balkan Beatbox and RZA (formerly of Wu-Tang Clan -- yes, he's Jewish!) Shemspeed also hosts The Sephardic Music Festival in New York City every year, usually coinciding with the CMJ Conference.
Jewish Guitar Chords
Part of YUTOPIA - the website of Rabbi Josh Yuter (a Modern Orthodox Rabbi with the Stanton Street Shul on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, a second generation Rabbi.) His archive has tab sheets with lyrics for songs from all over the world and spanning genres, including some beautiful Carlebach song versions (with the original Ki Va Moeid.) No Rick Recht on here.
Matisyahu
The man previously known as Matthew Paul Miller who proved you could be Chassidishe and cool. His earlier works have direct correllation to specific Torah parshot, holidays and middot. Note from Robyn: I taught an entire year on Modern Jewish Music: Cultural, Historical and Religious Significance. I'll gladly share my lesson plans. If you're looking for specific holidays, values, or parshot, contact me and I'll let you know what I have.