Back in 2011, a new arrival to Jerusalem drew international attention: The rapper Shyne had become an Orthodox Jew in prison and landed in Israel after being deported following his release. But Shyne soon disappeared from the holy city, joining countless others in having made it only a temporary home. Now, more than a decade […]
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When music producer Danny Gross first returned from nearly 100 days in reserve duty in Gaza, he didn’t want to make music. For the musician, who plays everything from the guitar to the piano to the double bass, it felt like music was not important enough to spend time on compared to the things he […]
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KIBBUTZ HAZOREA, Israel — Fifteen young men and women, seemingly oblivious to their surroundings and to each other, dance around a bucolic field, twisting their bodies to trance music blasting through their headphones. Beyond their earphones is silence, except for the constant rumble of fighter jets taking off from Ramat David air base in the […]
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