Ashamed to Admit
Ashamed to Admit
The Jewish Independent
Wary Serenity: Deborah Conway & Ben Adler on Performing Music Post-October 7
48 minutes Posted Sep 2, 2025 at 3:00 am.
Introducing Conway and Adler
Birth of Shear Festival
Jewish Music and Identity
Post-October 7th Impact
Right Wing Propaganda Album
Shear 2025 Preview
Closing with Book of Life
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In the middle of the upcoming Jewish High Holy Days, SHIR Australian Jewish Music Festival is returning to stages in Sydney and Melbourne. This year's theme, Songs of Strength, will see Jewish music ranging from musical theatre to pop, liturgical to the latest releases from Israel - including the song that propelled Yuval Raphael to second place at Eurovision, New Day Will Rise. But behind this celebration lies a more complex story. What does it mean to create music when your very identity ha...