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The Gates of Justice and Civil Rights

Songs of religious and cultural equality have long been a staple in American Jewish music. In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we take a look at Dave Brubeck’s The Gates of Justice.

Moses and The Burning Bush

Since last Shabbat’s Torah portion told the famous tale of Moses and the burning bush, it seemed only appropriate to showcase a musical version of the story. Herman Berlinski's The Burning Bush, a rhapsodic virtuoso work for organ inspired by the episode in Exodus 3 wherein God appoints Moses--over the man’s initial diffidence and fear of inadequacy--to lead the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage and to the land that will be their own as a nation.

Classic Photos: Leonard Bernstein

The Milken Archive is more than just great music. It is also an interactive archive of photos and videos. A perfect example: These priceless photos of “maestro” Leonard Bernstein were taken at various stages of his career and show candid moments of him with other composers like Aaron Copland and David Amran.