33 Best Jewish Music Podcasts to Listen to (2026)

Want to create a stronger connection with Israel? For more than 30 years, Josh Shron's Israel Hour Radio has presented the very best in Israeli music - with news, discussion and FUN in English! Tune in each week for a front row seat to the latest in Israeli culture, and connect with others who share your passion for Israel! more

Every great show has an even better backstage. Hosted by Jewish music superstar Benny Friedman, Backstage with Benny takes you behind the curtain into the music-filled conversations, insights and laughter that can only happen Backstage. Joined by the biggest names in Jewish music and a live band always at the ready, you never know when the conversation turns into a song. more

Internationally renowned klezmer trombonist Dan Blacksberg sits down for in-depth and informal conversations with musicians and other artists whose work has made them an integral part of the klezmer world. Listeners get to go behind the scenes of the lives and work of the individual artists, and the modern history of klezmer music. We'll talk about memorable moments in our artistic development, bring up wild performance stories, and ruminate what it's like to be connected to this international community that makes up the klezmer world. more

Every song has a story. And every story needs a storyteller. Each episode, the world's greatest musicians, composers and singers explain where their beautiful melodies & powerful words come from.Music to our ears. more

The Z Report Live is a exciting show on the Nachum Segal Network & The JE Network. The show airs every Wednesday from 11am-1pm EST for the latest and greatest in Jewish Music. Whether its concert updates or new music debuts and in depth interviews, you can find it all on the Z Report. more

Hebrew Hits is an upbeat one-hour show that plays all Jewish Music, including the old and the new. This show is also made up of liners as well as mic breaks that play in between each song. Each mic break forward announces the upcoming song and back announces the song which was just played with the artist's name and a fact about the artist or the song. News and any interesting events going on in the Jewish community are also included with the mic breaks. more

Showcasing the amazing talent and range of Israeli musicians and their music

Ari Goldwag's Jewish music podcast will introduce you to some great music, and give you previews and information about music he is involved with, as well as albums he is aware of - from the inside and behind the scenes. It will also feature special interviews with established names in the business, as well as up and coming talent. more

Connect with the tremendous soul that was R' Shlomo Carlebach. Listen to his songs, his stories, and his message. more

Cantor Azi Schwartz is the Senior Cantor of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York, and is a world-renowned vocal performer and recording artist whose music reaches Jewish and interfaith audiences internationally. His craft of Jewish liturgical music has been described as emotionally moving, spiritually uplifting, and artistically dynamic.Azi grew up in a traditional community in Israel. His grandfather, also a cantor, inspired Azi to pursue his passion and inclination for singing and music. After graduating from Tel Aviv Cantorial Institute and studying under the top cantors in the world, Azi continued studying music with a Masters in Classical Singing and Conducting from Mannes School of Music.This journey brought Azi to New York, where he leads Park Avenue Synagogue (PAS), the largest Conservative community in NYC and the flagship of Jewish liturgical music in North America. As PAS Music Center's Director, Cantor Schwartz creates, records, and publishes new liturgical music, as well as hosts world-class guest artists for concerts and worship.Passionate about bringing Jewish liturgy to the broader world, Azi has performed at Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, Madison Square Garden, the US Capitol Rotunda, and the Israeli Knesset. In 2018, Azi was featured in a PBS special entitled, The New York Cantors, which brought cantorial music to millions of viewers across the US and in Europe. During Pope Francis' visit to New York in October 2015, Cantor Schwartz represented the Jewish people at the multi-religious service at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. He plays the cantor's role in Richard Gere's movie Norman, and performs in concerts and interfaith missions around the world. Azi has an astounding online following. He has released nine studio albums containing traditional and newly commissioned Jewish liturgical music.Dedicated to cultivating the next generation of cantors, Azi serves on faculty of all major cantorial schools, and serves as Treasurer for the Cantors' Assembly, the largest professional organization for cantors. Azi is married to Dr. Noa Schwartz, and they have four children. more

NSN Presents JM in the AM:JM in the AM is the flagship program of the Nachum Segal Network and has been hosted by NSN President, Nachum Segal for over 3 decades. The program features the latest and greatest in Jewish music, news from Israel on a daily basis, interviews that highlight every area and facet of Jewish life, renowned scholars sharing Torah and much more.The Nachum Segal Network is committed to providing motivating, essential and timely content to an international audience on a daily basis. The principles of its founder, Nachum Segal, guide the network and its staff by providing quality programming that appeals to a sophisticated and informed audience. NSN proudly features content that is dedicated to family values and that encourages a life committed to spiritual growth and the love of Israel. more

For decades, klezmer musicians have kept traditional Jewish music alive despite war, genocide, and erasure. They've done so by playing a small handful of surviving songs again and again. Many more songs—a trove of tunes with the potential to redefine the genre—have sat just out of reach, in a former Soviet archive. This music was unseen, unheard, unknown. But now, newly rescued, it's transforming the klezmer world, the people who work in it, and our picture of 20th-century Jewish life in a destabilized Europe. Rescued: The Lost Treasures of Klezmer tells the story of that music. From Arc magazine, a publication of the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis. more

The Jewish Song Show is an immersive audio documentary series about the stories behind the Jewish songs we think we know. Hosted by vocalist, educator, and storyteller Steve Singer , each episode takes one song—from Yiddish theatre hits to Israeli anthems to camp favorites—and follows its journey across time, place, and culture. Along the way we meet the composers, communities, and historical moments that shaped the music, and ask a bigger question: what makes a song 'Jewish' in the first place? With rich sound design, archival tape, expert voices, and a healthy dose of curiosity, The Jewish Song Show is here to build joyful, thoughtful Jewish connection through music—especially for listeners who love Jewish culture but never got the 'inside story' growing up. The Jewish Song Show is produced by The Jewish Song Project, Inc. , a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening Jewish literacy and pride through song. Music & fair use notice: Episodes may include short excerpts of commercially released recordings only as needed for commentary, criticism, and teaching about Jewish music. All rights in the underlying compositions and sound recordings are fully reserved by their respective rights holders. Our limited use of brief excerpts is intended to be consistent with the fair use provisions of U.S. copyright law (17 U.S.C. §107). If you are a rights holder and have questions or concerns, please contact us at ****@jewishsongshow.org . more

Join Moshe as he delves into the rich world of Chassidim and their beloved niggunim in this exciting podcast. Each episode promises to transport you to a world of depth and soulful connection. to dedicate an episode email ****@gmail.com more

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Storied is a live conversational and musical experience-turned-podcast. Each episode features a deep dive into the stories from our live performances - blending music history with powerful storytelling, highlighting the Jewish collaborations and contributions behind legendary bands and cultural movements. Listeners will hear the music they love through a new lens, discovering how Jews and the Jewish Community helped shape modern soundtracks. Season One of the Storied Podcast examines The Beatles—exploring the cadre of Jewish experiences that shaped the band and their music. In each episode, Benji Rosenzweig, the Storyteller, interviews an expert discussing the stories, their impact and their legacy.Join us as we learn more about the greatest rock and roll band in history, and the Jewish joy that accompanies it.📧 ****@storied.show🌐 https://www.storied.show📺 youtube.com/@storiedshowInstagram @storied.showBooking: ****@16Mile.com more

We created The Jewish Music Platform to answer a cry for honesty and authenticity in Jewish music. We believe the depth and nuance of the Torah's words and emotion demand an equivalent depth and nuance of niggun. We believe that the pure joy of being a Jew demands a corresponding purity of joyous song. Join us each week as Tuvia Kopstein and Moshe Sherizen sit down in fascinating conversation with a spectrum of Jewish composers and musicians whose music you may have never heard or found.Elevate and exhilarate yourself with The Jewish Music Platform. more

Host Charlie Kramer goes in depth with some of Jewish music's most exciting musicians to talk about their experiences and creative processes. Each episode features a different artist and their music. more

Detroit's only Jewish radio program with host Herschel Finman. Heard Sunday's 11:00AM-12:00PM ET, on WLQV 1500 AM and wlqv.com. The show features interviews with topical guests, Jewish music of all genre from Avraham Fried to Zoomgalli Boogey, Bikel to Esta, Carlebach to Mickey Katz. Unedited news from Israel, words of inspiration on the Torah Portion of the Week and a Chassidic story. more

Interviews, Music, and News from the world of Klezmer and Jewish music.

In each episode, I speak with the people shaping the sound of Jewish music today. This is an incredible moment in Jewish music; never before has it been more global or open to cross-community exchange. All over the Jewish music world, people are doing exceptionally interesting things, and I want to talk to all of them! more

What does Jewish identity sound like, and why have scholars from around the world devoted their careers to studying it? The Sounding Jewish Podcast features host Dr. Samantha M. Cooper in conversation with global musicologists, ethnomusicologists and sound studies scholars who specialize in the music and sound of Jewish experience. Each episode highlights a guest's area(s) of academic interest, preferred research methodologies, and decision to study music and sound. Our goal is to better understand what it means to be a twenty-first century Jewish music studies scholar. more

NiggunChabura.com This is a live weekly chabura in Woodmere, NY. Each week we listen to a song, then we tie the song into the parsha or the current zman, and then we listen to the song a second time with a deeper appreciation. At the end we write a teffilah to help concretize the message into our heart. Come join the experience. Please email ****@gmail.com with any questions or comments Check out the other podcasts Likutei Moharan Rebbe Nachman Bitachon For Real Nesivos Shalom Working on Middos Nesivos Shalom Shabbos The Holy Book Club Iyun Nafshi Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh more

A weekly offering, exploring the cultural, religious and historical heritage of the Jewish People. MUSIC DOES IT BEST! more

NSN Presents JM Sunday:On JM Sunday, Mattes Weingast creates the 'sixth day' of JM in the AM with favorites such as Morning Chizuk with Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, the latest and greatest Jewish music, timely interviews and the latest news from Israel. Listen live each weekend as Mattes brings a new and exciting show to the network.The Nachum Segal Network is committed to providing motivating, essential and timely content to an international audience on a daily basis. The principles of its founder, Nachum Segal, guide the network and its staff by providing quality programming that appeals to a sophisticated and informed audience. NSN proudly features content that is dedicated to family values and that encourages a life committed to spiritual growth and the love of Israel. more

Over 35 years strong, Washington Jewish Radio provides a unique look at Jewish Music all over the world, and all over the music spectrum. more

There is a flood in the music world today, which is nothing but a good thing, because of the new accessibility of creating and accessing music. Let's take a trip back to the good old days of honest Jewish music where people were singing to sing and dancing because they couldn't not.Email me with your comments questions and ideas at ****@gmail.com more

A collection of various recordings of Rav Shlomo Katz including Musical Hallels, Seasonal Drashot, and Divrei Chizzuk more

Behind the Notes podcast is produced by Neranenah, a concert and cultural event series based in Atlanta with roots in Jewish culture and musical traditions. The conversations and music featured in our episodes will explore Jewish contributions to American arts and culture. more

NSN Presents the Thursday Live Lunch: On the Thursday Live Lunch, Yossi Zweig presents great Jewish music. The Thursday Live Lunch, originally hosted by Nachum Segal, was one of NSN's earliest web-only programs and continues to be a listener favorite. The Nachum Segal Network is committed to providing motivating, essential and timely content to an international audience on a daily basis. The principles of its founder, Nachum Segal, guide the network and its staff by providing quality programming that appeals to a sophisticated and informed audience. NSN proudly features content that is dedicated to family values and that encourages a life committed to spiritual growth and the love of Israel. more

Produced in conjunction with the WFMT network and broadcast on radio stations throughout the U.S., American Jewish Music from the Milken Archive with Leonard Nimoy is a 13-part series of two-hour programs featuring highlights from the Milken Archive's extensive collection of the musical recordings. Episodes include interviews and commentary with Lowell Milken, Neil W. Levin, and Gerard Schwarz. more

The Wellington Jewish community is small, but lively. The Jewish Cultural Programme lets people know what's going on in the community, and comments regularly on Jewish festivals and cultural events in the Capital. Content ranges far and wide across cultural and community events around the Jewish world; covering books, films, art, music, exhibitions, and historic events. Music tracks come from both the Ashkenazi (Yiddish-speaking, including Wellington's own Klezmer Rebs) and the Sephardic (Ladino-speaking) traditions. more

Discover the Heartbeat of Congregation Ahavat Olam The Music Shul of Merrimack Valley! Step into a world where music, community, and timeless love blend together. At Congregation Ahavat Olam, led by Rabbi Idan Irelander—a beloved spiritual guide and a talented musician—our podcast opens doors to inspiring Friday night Shabbat services, soul-stirring melodies, and profound teachings that resonate across generations and traditions. This podcast isn't just about listening; it's about belonging. Each episode is a celebration of Ahavat Olam, or 'Everlasting Love,' echoing our commitment to embrace and uplift everyone. Here, we welcome all who seek meaning, connection, and joy in the warmth of a spirited, inclusive Jewish community. Tune in for an experience that goes beyond words—a journey of love, faith, and the shared power of music that knows no boundaries. Subscribe now and become part of something truly special. We invite you to listen, connect, and let Ahavat Olam become a part of your life. Join us on this journey of Everlasting Love. Welcome to Congregation Ahavat Olam. Welcome home. _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter more