To mark the upcoming start of Passover, we hear music by Max Bruch, based on Hebrew melodies. It's music for cello and orchestra called "Kol Nidrei." The cellist in our performance is Mischa Maisky, ...

A new rendition of the sacred Niggun “V’nislach”, sung after the Kol Nidrei on Yom Kippur, performed by Rabbi Moshe Weinfeld and child soloist Zushe Gansburg of Toronto, Canada.

Sunday, Sept. 25, marks the beginning of one of the most important periods of the Jewish calendar. Rosh Hashana, the New Year, begins Sunday night, followed 10 days later by Yom Kippur, the Day of ...

While "merry" or "happy" before a holiday name would be an appropriate greeting on several occasions, on Yom Kippur it's customary to wish someone a good, easy or meaningful fast. Yom Kippur, the most ...

The German composer Max Bruch was, like many of his Romantic-era contemporaries, rather keen on travelling around Europe. Kol Nidrei, his warm and richly evocative work for cello and orchestra, was ...

What may well be the largest Kol Nidrei service of all time, potentially reaching more than 200,000 worshippers around the world, will be conducted by Rabbi Naomi Levy on Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. The live ...

Following Rosh Hashanah, a festive celebration of the Jewish New Year, Yom Kippur strikes a more sober tone. Yom Kippur is the most significant of all the Jewish holidays and marks the end of a 10-day ...