Between Shabbat Shira and the Grammy awards, this was a big week for music. In this duet, Julie Benko and Cantor Schwartz sing about making art for the love of it – “the gift was ours to borrow.” Wishing you the joy of music and a Shabbat Shalom.

Featuring: Julie Benko and Cantor Azi Schwartz ...

Featuring leading theater stars, the production Shabbat on Broadway was an inclusive experience that blended prayer and inspirational show tunes – the first time a Shabbat service has taken place on the Broadway stage. Produced by Amanda Lipitz and Henry Tisch, with creative and liturgical input ...

How do you measure a year? In "Seasons of Love" (Rent), it's measured through love, and that's exactly what we aimed to bring to life.

We’re beyond grateful for the incredible Jewish Broadway stars who joined Cantor Schwartz at Park Avenue Synagogue to surprise our community with a powerful mom...

This holiday season, the Wicked movie is captivating audiences and capturing the popular imagination. Many social commentators have noted the Wicked story mirrors the Jewish experience. Written by Jewish authors, the story features themes of discrimination, resilience and standing up for what is ...

Celebrate the spirit of Hanukkah with this new arrangement of "Tomorrow" from ANNIE. Featuring Broadway star Julie Benko, internationally renowned cantor Azi Schwartz, and a choir of over 50 voices from the Jewish Broadway community, this one-of-a-kind music video captures the themes of hope, res...

West Side Story brought two geniuses to bear on a tale as old as humanity: lovers from warring tribes. Stephen Sondheim, z”l, whose 95th birthday would be this week, penned some immortal lines about people whose place is not here, whose time is not now, but who long for the place and time that is...

As we explore how to deal with fear and anxiety in many areas of our life, this song offers some wisdom from two sources. Broadway composer and PAS member Zina Goldrich combined two complementary sources for the lyrics of this song, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and Rabindranath Tagore. May this messa...

Our new album, ‘Broadway: A Jewish Journey,’ comes out in two months, and we can’t wait to share it with you! As a sneak peek, here’s a song from Carousel (1945). Its message, “walk on, with hope in your heart, and you’ll never walk alone,” resonates as deeply today as it did in the 1940s. Wishin...

“Have you ever felt like nobody was there?” Taken from Dear Evan Hansen for our recent Jewish Broadway concert, this song speaks to a deep loneliness and longing for connection. Every day, but more intensely this week, we pray for the immediate release of all remaining hostages, for the end of a...

With 20 Broadway shows and 15 films to his name, it’s hard to overstate the omnipresence of songwriter Irving Berlin. Born the son of a cantor in Tsarist Russia and raised in the Lower East Side having fled the pogroms, Berlin wrote over 1,500 songs, shaping American music for decades. This song ...

Head back to school with these two favorites from Oliver! sung by Cantor Schwartz’s children. These songs from our Broadway concert and album (coming out September 16), Where is Love and Consider Yourself, show the tenderness and confidence of childhood. Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom!

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The rainbow, in both this song and this week’s parshah, is a sign of hope and promise at the conclusion of a troubled time. In 1939, when this song appeared, and in our own troubled times, imagining a better world might feel impossible. And yet, when music and imagination come together, our souls...

In childhood, imagination can shimmer more intensely than reality. Whether conjuring an imaginary character, story, or place, children find refuge with their gaze turned skyward. At any age, however, even when it seems that we don’t belong, we can all find our “corner of the sky.” Wishing you a S...

The second Wicked movie is in theaters this week, and this song has captured the hearts of many with its positive message. Sung here by Cantor Schwartz and Broadway star Julie Benko, you can find this song and more from our album Broadway: A Jewish Journey on all major platforms. Wishing you a Sh...