It seems an impossible task to take on this iconic Alice in Chains song. But Mirel did and she succeeded. The song is both her own and an homage to the famed grunge group. Her voice soars, the music shadows. Simply, it’s beautiful. 

The Emerald is excited to debut the lead single from the album, a cover of the iconic grunge song, “Would?” by Alice In Chains.

Musical artist Chava Mirel's recent performance at Temple Beth Orr in Coral Springs moved, uplifted and healed a community still reeling from the shooting tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

In this week's episode, we hear from Seattle-based Jewish songwriter, Chava Mirel and her new song, "Stand Up."  This song is part of the Religious Action Center of the Union for Reform Judaism's brand new collection of social justice songs titled "Together As One: New Songs of Social Justice…"

The headliners for this year’s Desert Gathering Jewish Music Fest, Chava Mirel, Nefesh Mountain and Todd Herzog, all have their own musical styles, but they are deeply connected through the spiritual power of music.

When most people think of Jewish music, they probably imagine the dulcet warbling of a klezmer clarinet and not the propulsive rhythm of a reggae groove or the harmonies of a bluegrass spiritual.

At the fifth annual Desert Gathering Jewish Music Fest on Nov. 5, Nefesh Mountain, a bluegrass band, and Josh and Chava, a folk duo with a strong reggae background, will add both these genres to the Jewish musical repertoire in their first appearances at the festival.