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Here are a few links to some amazingly innovative and creative projects that are happening in the Jewish community.  I also want to let you know about other musicians and educators making great contributions to the world of Jewish music.  Check them out!!


G-d Cast
What is this?! G-dcast is a place to watch cartoons based on the story Jews are reading in the Torah this week.  Low commitment learning! Check out a different narrator for 4 minutes each week - some tell stories, some sing country songs.(And then there's the hip hoppers, too.) Whether you already know this story, or this is totally new stuff, you'll meet 54 new voices this year. New episodes drop Mondays.  Elana had the opportunity to contribute to the G-d Cast project but you'll have to wait until Leviticus to see her parsha.


Hip-Hop Shabbat
The HipHopShabbat Crew is the only Jewish hip-hop group that combines traditional Jewish song, prayer and liturgy with contemporary hip-hop beats and rhythms. Group members Yo-Natan and Lion of Judah lead Jewish hip-hop prayer services and workshops at synagogues, day schools, summer camps, Hillels, and Jewish Community Centers across the country. Families, college students, teens, grandparents and children have all discovered a renewed enthusiasm for Shabbat prayer through the "HipHopShabbat" experience.  Elana joined the Hip-Hop Shabbat crew on their first album.  Definitely check this out.

HYIM
Hyim and his band, the Fat Foakland Orchestra, bring to life Urban World Beat. Infectious grooves draw upon an international palette: Brazilian, hip hop, reggae, rock, folk, Latin, and middle eastern/Mediterranean. Hyim has traveled the world and has blended these rhythms of the globe to form a vehicle for his poetic song writing abilities.


PJ Library
Jewish bedtime stories and songs for families. 


Craig Taubman
Craig Taubman's dynamic music and moving performance style have been an inspiration to the Jewish community for over 22 years. Craig's magical and enchanting music brings to life the joy and spirit of the Jewish heritage, appealing to young and old alike and captivating audiences wherever he goes.



Shira Kline
Shira Kline is a New York based performer and music educator. She travels with her band, ShirLaLa, throughout the country and internationally bringing a dynamic, interactive program of joy and spirit, story and song, not to mention all out rock-star dancing and grooving! Brought up in the world and tradition of music, Shira celebrates with communities and shares her love for Jewish life and prayer.


Peter and Ellen Allard
Peter and Ellan are performers and Early Childhood educational consultants specializing in music for young children in secular and Jewish settings, offering concerts, keynotes, workshops, CDs and song
books for children, parents, and educators.


Dan Nichols
Dan Nichols is one of the most popular and influential Jewish musicians in North America, performing over 200 events a year. His music has become an important part of the Reform Jewish movement, with synagogue youth and clergy alike incorporating it into their curriculum and services. His last two albums have garnered critical acclaim and a legion of growing fans.


Josh Nelson
A multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Josh's music is celebrated and integrated into the repertoire of congregations, camps and communities around the world. Delivering high-octane Jewish rock, the Josh Nelson Project is five of the most talented performers in the United States. Each musician is young, Jewish and a positive role model.