The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ehud-banai/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:16:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ehud Banai | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ehud-banai/ 32 32 Daily Briefing Jan. 3: Day 89 – Who was West Bank Hamas terror head Saleh al-Arouri? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-jan-3-day-89-who-was-west-bank-hamas-terror-head-saleh-al-arouri/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:48:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3192249&preview=true&preview_id=3192249 Arab affairs reporter Gianluca Pacchiani on the targeted killing of Hamas deputy leader; culture editor Jessica Steinberg on how hostage families and artists raise awareness

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]]> Musicians read, sing and strum to poems of hostage Amiram Cooper, 84, as worries mount https://www.timesofisrael.com/musicians-read-sing-and-strum-to-poems-of-hostage-amiram-cooper-84-as-worries-mount/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:09:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3191273 Kibbutz Nir Oz family invites singers Ehud Banai and Micha Shitrit to Tel Aviv's Hostages Square event for their relative, hoping to raise awareness of worsening plight

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]]> This year’s Israel Festival is smaller, homegrown and presented in person https://www.timesofisrael.com/this-years-israel-festival-is-smaller-homegrown-and-presented-in-person/ Mon, 03 May 2021 12:34:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2534876 Jerusalem event celebrates its 60th year with tribute to culture of years past; organizers say there won't be a livestream as they want to encourage attendance; tickets now on sale

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]]> Tuning into the Israeli experience, one culturally loaded lyric at a time https://www.timesofisrael.com/tuning-into-the-israeli-experience-one-culturally-loaded-lyric-at-a-time/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 07:44:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2455006 A project of the Jewish Agency's education lab Makom, Playlists seeks to demystify the country and its music by translating and interpreting a selection of tracks

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]]> Banai exhibit at Tower of David Museum follows a musical family’s journey https://www.timesofisrael.com/banai-exhibit-at-tower-of-david-museum-follows-a-musical-familys-journey/ Wed, 24 Jun 2020 07:53:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2329660 The renowned clan of actors and musicians made their way from Persia to Israel in 1881, creating a story of survival and success

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]]> Punk rocker and new Broadway star to perform at 20th Piano Festival https://www.timesofisrael.com/punk-rocker-and-new-broadway-star-to-perform-at-20th-piano-festival/ Fri, 24 Aug 2018 08:55:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1913709 Rami Fortis, Shiri Maimon and other well-known Israeli musicians take to Tel Aviv stages in October for acoustic, solo and duet performances

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]]> Meir Banai, 55, led Israeli music into a more soulful space https://www.timesofisrael.com/meir-banai-55-led-israeli-music-into-a-more-soulful-space/ Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:00:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1539571 The acclaimed singer, who died Thursday after a long battle with cancer, was among the first to mold a sound that has since become standard

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]]> Another Banai emerges from famed musical family https://www.timesofisrael.com/another-banai-emerges-from-famed-musical-family/ Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:42:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1434799 Noam Banai, son of Meir and cousin to Ehud, Yuval and Elisha, records a new single; wins support from singer-turned-religious father

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]]> Two Banai cousins party onstage https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-banai-cousins-party-onstage/ Wed, 18 Feb 2015 23:06:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1140132 Ehud and Yuval join for four reunion concerts

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]]> Cabin fever? Five activities to shake those winter blues https://www.timesofisrael.com/marathons-of-the-feet-mind-and-screen/ Sun, 18 Jan 2015 10:57:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1122284 From running to gaming, from art to music, there's lots to do -- indoor and outdoor -- at this time of the year

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]]> Dawn with Ehud Banai https://www.timesofisrael.com/dawn-with-ehud-banai/ Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:15:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1063064 Psalms and rock 'n' roll from the singer-songwriter at Jerusalem's Sacred Music Festival

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]]> Groove and tradition meet at Jerusalem’s Sacred Music Festival https://www.timesofisrael.com/groove-and-tradition-meet-at-jerusalems-sacred-music-festival/ Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:00:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1058859 The final event of the truncated Jerusalem Season of Culture offers four days of coexistence, holy yearnings and divine music

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]]> ‘American Judaism’ takes root in the Judean Desert https://www.timesofisrael.com/american-judaism-takes-root-in-struggle-for-religious-secular-tolerance/ Thu, 26 Jun 2014 09:22:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1016799 Micah Goodman's Ein Prat Midrasha fosters religious-secular tolerance by helping young Israelis conquer their fear of each other

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]]> Israeli rock star cancels settlement concert… after right-wing criticism https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-rock-star-cancels-west-bank-concert/ Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:02:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=678324 Ehud Banai's manager says 'rowdy, fiery and crazy comments' from hawkish activists prompted singer to bow out

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]]> Playing ‘Hatikvah’ on a ‘Desert Island’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/playing-hatikvah-on-a-desert-island/ Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:01:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=377298 After 71 years, British writer Julie Burchill becomes the first guest to select Israel's national anthem on high-profile BBC radio show

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