Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach

Grapevine: Six Hebrew University scholarships

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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JERUSALEM MAYOR Moshe Lion: Every day brings joy and excitement.
EYAL BEN SIMON (left) and Benny Gabbay.

Grapevine January 15, 2025: In their own words

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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Shlomo Carlebach in 1989.

A new Shazam-style bot will identify Shlomo Carlebach’s melodies

The app can tell users whether the song was one of Carlebach’s many niggunim, or wordless melodies, along with its name.

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(L-R) Noa Asher, Yael Ophir, and Udi Goori.

Grapevine February 11, 2024: TikTok: a ticking bomb?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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Neshama Carlebach: figuring out how ‘to both love and not love’ her father

Shlomo Carlebach was once revered as a prophet of sorts, and his melodies are still regularly heard in synagogues, but allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse have dogged his legacy for decades.

MARCH 8, 2019ByJOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA
NESHAMA CARLEBACH 370

Grapevine: Mincing words

One would think that at a time of political turmoil and security tensions, readers might be a little less picky about transliteration, which, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

JANUARY 8, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
RAMON AIRPORT in the Timna Valley, north of Eilat.

Shlomo and Nina: An unlikely duo

JUNE 27, 2018ByMORDECHAI BECK
‘Soul Doctor’ tells the story of the fascinating relationship between Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach and Nina Simone

A rabbi walks into a bar

The musical ‘Soul Doctor’ spins the tale of Shlomo Carlebach

MAY 9, 2018ByBARRY DAVIS
A scene from the musical ‘Soul Doctor’