Lectures
Jewish Rock Stars
Cantor Eyal Bitton takes a wild look at some legendary and sometimes outrageous Jewish rock stars, including Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Gene Simmons, David Lee Roth, Bette Midler, and others. What makes them great? What makes them outrageous? And how Jewish are they?
Jewish TV Theme Songs
Classic TV shows of the past gave us timeless TV theme songs, many of which were written by Jewish composers. With nostalgic video clips and sing-alongs, Cantor Eyal Bitton examines these memorable melodies and the talented people who wrote them.
Les Miz’s Genius Composer
Clips from Cantor Eyal Bitton’s fascinating musical lecture on the genius of Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer of Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Martin Guerre, and other works. With special guest, Michèle Tredger.
Jewish Women in Song
Michèle Tredger and Cantor Eyal Bitton present a musical lecture / recital featuring music made famous by a diverse array of gifted Jewish women such as Barbra Streisand, Dinah Shore, Bette Midler, Lesley Gore, Idina Menzel, and others.
Pop Music in Shul
Prayers set to songs by the Beatles, ABBA, John Denver, Broadway hits, Hollywood hits, and others. We’ve heard them. What do we think of them? Kosher? Not kosher? Find out in this fun and thought-provoking musical lecture by Cantor Eyal Bitton.
Canada’s Oldest Synagogue
Cantor Eyal Bitton takes a look at the melodies of Canada’s oldest congregation, The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue. Established in 1768 in Montreal, the music of The Spanish and Portuguese reflects Canadian Jewish history and the effort to mix east with west, Sephardi and Ashkenazi, as well as old and new.