Israel Hour Radio - Israeli Music Podcast

Ah, Passover...the most wonderful time of the year...right? Ready or not, it's that time again. We celebrate with a selection of great Pesach music, plus the hottest songs in the land. Can you think of a better way to celebrate the season?

Where can you find all of Israel's biggest musical celebrities in one place? You've found it. The soundtrack to your week includes music by Shlomi Shabbat, Moshe Peretz, Kaveret, Rita, Ivri Lider and a special medley of songs from Les Miserables in Hebrew. Plus - we think we've found the next big Israeli hit song. Are we right?

WARNING: You may experience an uncontrollable urge to dance while listening to this show. Enjoy great music by Shlomo Artzi, Rami Kleinstein, the Idan Raichel Project, Eyal Golan, Jane Bordeaux, our official entry to Eurovision 2017, and much more!

It's a busy Purim Day at Israel Hour Radio! We'll celebrate with an exclusive interview with Ivri Lider, an interview with the leaders of the ORT organization about the upcoming Shlomo Artzi show in New York, and of course, your favorite Purim music! Purim Sameach!

Another week, another awesome music mix. This time, we'll hear brand new music by Cafe Shachor Chazak, Hatikva 6 and Natan Goshen mong others, take a look at the number one song of two years ago this week, meet Israel's representative to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest...and have a lot of fun doing it all. We hope you'll join us!

The perfect blend of old and new this week...including familiar favorites by Shlomo Artzi, Kaveret, Shiri Maimon and Ivri Lider - and HOT new tunes by Idan Raichel, HaUltras, Noa Kirel, and the SIZZLING new song by Static and Ben-El Tavori. Download and smile! :-)

It's Super Bowl Sunday in the USA...but what does that have to do with Israeli music? Not much. But it gives us the chance to use the word *Super* more often than we should in hyping up this week's podcast...so join us for a SUPER collection of SUPER Israeli music! BTW...it'll be super.

Every so often, a collection of songs becomes greater than the sum of its parts. This week's playlist, in our humble opinion, is one of those great collections of music where is each song is better than the last. Listen and let us know if you agree!

The life, the career, the soulful music of Meir Banai, who passed away this week at age 55. This week, we play some of his greatest hits and remember a life cut way too short. Plus - some exciting brand new music by (Meir's cousin) Ehud Banai with Barry Sacharoff, Idan Raichel, Dudu Aharon and much more!

Mairov Dubrovsky joins us this week with some of the strangest Israeli stories of 2016, as well as some of the hottest Israeli tunes of 2017! Hear the top three songs of the week, info on our upcoming appearance in Bethesda, MD, some great requests and more!

Our first show of 2017 features a look back at Israeli music in 2016. What are Josh's picks for the best songs of the year? Find out in this great hour of Israeli music!

It's Chanukah 5777! The Israel Hour is here to offer the soundtrack to your sufganiyot. Enjoy an hour of great Chanukah music, from traditional Israeli classics to modern favorites, with a few surprises thrown in for good measure. And when the 25th of Kislev and the 25th of December coincide, the musical results can be, well, interesting...

Our special guest this week: the amazing DAVID BROZA! David speaks with us about his career, his recent documentary on Netflix, his "old" new song, his upcoming show in New York City...and more! Plus, a tribute to the late Ahuva Ozeri, and a ton of hot brand new Israeli music!

A short but mighty Israel Hour episode this week, featuring great songs by Pablo Rosenberg, Alon Olearchik, Cafe Shacor Chazak, Amir Dadon, Idan Raichel, Kaveret, Lior Narkis and many more!

TODAH! On this Thansgiving weekend in the USA, we're playing songs of thanks...in addition to some of Israel's hottest new music! You'll hear amazing collaborations between Eliad and Shimon Buskila, Ehud Banai and Barry Sacharoff, Avraham Tal and Infected Mushroom and many more! THANK YOU for listening to Israel Hour Radio!

Presenting the one and only YAEL NAIM! The Israeli/French singing superstar talks to us about her unexpected success, her cool new viral video, her upcoming shows in the USA and more!

We try NEVER to get political on your favorite Israeli music show, but we feel obligated to pay homage to the new POTUS with the only appropriate song we could find. Plus - more on the great Israeli concerts touring the USA, incredible new Israeli music, a Hebrew tribute to the late Leonard Cohen...and more!

We continue our look back at Israeli music in 5776, feature the top Israeli songs of the past week, take a look at the amazing Israeli concerts touring the United States, and try out Facebook live for the first time - all on this action-packed edition of Israel Hour Radio!

We were expecting to speak with Yael Naim, but we weren't able to connect. Instead, we continue our wrap up of 5776 in review, with more of the year's best music...PLUS the top three songs of the new year (so far)!

Shana Tovah! Our first show of the year is our favorite show of the year...counting down the top songs of 5776! What were the hottest Israeli songs of the past year? Did your favorite songs make the list? Tune in and find out!

Direct from Australia...The Israel Hour is proud to welcome Aura Levin Lipski, publisher of HebrewSongs.com and a vast network of other amazing web sites! Tune in as Aura and Josh discuss Israeli music, Israeli dance, the legacy of Shimon Peres and much more. Plus - great musical selections for Rosh Hashana!

So what if Josh has laryngitis? The music still sounds amazing, as always. This week, the latest from Sarit Hadad, Eden Ben Zaken, Hatikva 6 and Mosh Ben-Ari, Shalom Hanoch, and new husband-and-wife-team Yonina, plus Rami Kleinstein and Keren Peles LIVE in Cesaria! Come for the music, stay for the fun!

With our August Chagigot behind us, we now return to the task of bringing you the hottest music in the land of Israel...so this week, we feature the #1 song on Reshet Gimmel's radio countdown, the #1 song on the Galgalatz radio countdown, and the #1 song heard on Israeli radio more than any other overall. Do we have our finger on the pulse of Israeli music fans, or what?

The Israel Hour debuted on WRSU Radio in 1976...and now, 40 years later, we're still at it! This week, we celebrate our milestone anniversary with a walk down memory lane, speaking with former hosts Hezi Daus, Yael Zofi Wohl, Dorit Eichhorn Mermelstein and Jacqueline Shagam - and playing the top Israeli songs of 1976. Happy anniversary to US!

Love to dance? You'll love this collection of Israeli dance music! We're celebrating the worldwide phenomenon of Israeli Dancing on this week's Chagigat Rikudei Am!