Chavah Messianic Radio

Join us at Proclaim Music Festival ! Fine Messianic music fans, you're invited to Proclaim Music Festival  June 6th through 9th in Hornick, Iowa. I (Judah from Chavah) will be there playing some of my favorite Messianic tunes, as will Israeli Messianic musician Yaron Cherniak (from Miqedem) and other musicians and worshippers. At Proclaim you'll find joyful worshippers, new friends, real community, genuine disciples of Yeshua, outdoor praises, campfires, food and fun games for you and your whole family. It's really a great place to be. And last year the biggest thing was...well, the Spirit of God was there like I haven't experienced in a long time. God willing, He'll be there again this year. Registration is usually $75, but this year, Proclaim's 7th year, we've decided to make registration free, trusting the Father for our finances.  Register for free . Hope to see you there, friends!

I'm glad to report we've deployed a new version of  Chavah app for iOS just this morning. You might ask, "Didn't you just deploy a new version of Chavah for iOS last month?" Yes, we did , and then Apple promptly shipped a new version of iOS, 17.2.1, that broke Chavah . Specifically, if Chavah was in the background, or if your phone screen was locked, Chavah wouldn't play the next song. This was a bug introduced by Apple for all web-based audio apps like Chavah. We've reported the issue to Apple and do hope it'll be fixed soon. In the meantime, today we shipped a new version of Chavah that works around Apple's bug. So, if you have an iPhone and you listen to Chavah, grab the latest version of Chavah from the App Store. With it, you'll be able to play songs regardless of whether Chavah is in the background.

New Chavah app for iOS just rolled out this morning!  Friends, do you use an iPhone or iPad? If so, go to the app store and download the new Chavah app . It has numerous fixes for iOS: it fixes layout issues, better connectivity and consistent streaming experience, music continues playing if the screen is off or the app is in the background, among other things. Give it a shot and let me know how it works for you. 😎 p.s. we're hard at work on the next version of Chavah for all platforms, which will include new features like playlists, custom stations (e.g. "shabbat music"), and more. Keep an eye out for that in 2024.

Shalom folks, Messianic musicians and friends of the station the Lumbrosos  are hosting a Sukkot festival, and you're invited to join, dear Chavah listeners. Messiah Sukkot takes place October 5th-8th in Fall Creek, Oregon.  Sukkot, or the Feast of Tabernacles, is the last of the biblical fall festivals described and given to us in Leviticus 23. Like all the biblical festivals, Sukkot points us to events in the past as a remembrance as well as events in the future that we await the fulfillment of. Zechariah 14 speaks of a time in the future when all nations will come up to Jerusalem in honor of this festival. For Yedidei Adonai (YAD), it is the best time to come together for good food, fellowship, and celebration! YAD has long hoped to put on a larger sukkot gathering that is open to all in Oregon and surrounding areas. This year, we are finally diving in and making our dream a reality!  All are welcome to our sukkot event! Rabbi Gabriel will share Jewish insights about ...

 Shalom Chavah fans, Just a heads up that we've published a new version of Chavah to the Google Play Store . This new version supports the latest Android software development kit, allowing Chavah to be installed on newer Android devices. If you've got an Android device, give it a shot and let us know how it goes for you. (And, while you're at it, please do give us a rating. It helps other people discover Chavah and further amplify Messiah's music. Thanks friends!) Happy Passover!

Shalom dear friends, Here's beautiful Yom Kippur a cappella liturgy for this special, holy day: Beth Hallel Cantorial Choir - Kol Nidre This entire album is focused on Yom Kippur and the atonement we have in the Lord, filled with traditional liturgy sung by dear friends who love Messiah. Read more about this album . Personally, I'm using this time to talk to my family about Yom Kippur, forgiveness, and the atonement we have in Yeshua. I'll be spending a good deal of time in prayer and in the Word. May you all have a holy and meaningful Yom Kippur, friends.

Happy Passover, fine Chavah fans. ♥ חג פסח שמח God commands us to remember Passover by telling our kids about the exodus from Egypt and the miracles God worked long ago.  Messiah commands us to celebrate Passover "in remembrance of Me" - taking the matzah and wine, symbolizing his body and blood, poured out for the forgiveness of our sins.  Chag sameach, and a have a wonderful Pesach, dear friends.

Shalom Chavah fans, I wanted to pass on to you the news of the cancer diagnosis of Rick Coghill , early Messianic music pioneer with the group Lamb: The post reads, Dear Fans and Friends of LAMB, (Picture taken in 1973) Please keep my 20-year partner in Lamb, Rick Coghill, in your prayers. He recently contracted liver cancer and is in hospice with not much time left here on this earth. A brilliant producer and guitarist, his contribution to the Messianic movement through Lamb was priceless. Pray that his passing is peaceful and that the comfort of God permeates all around him. Ps. 23:4 – Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. I consider Lamb to be the pioneer of Messianic music, having produced several albums in the 1970s, trailblazing the genre of Jewish music for Messiah. Personally, I grew up listening to their music and still love it to this day. Their music is some ...

Shalom Chavah fans, I know you all love Messianic music, so here’s something special: you’re invited to join me at Proclaim Hebraic Music Fest . Proclaim is four days of praise from Hebraic and Messianic musicians, a time of dancing, camping, friendships, campfires and singalongs, food and festivities for adults, youth, and little ones. Bring yourself, bring your whole family ! From June 17th-20th in beautiful Hornick, Iowa, we’ll celebrate the Lord together. Will you join me ? Folks, I’ve been attending Proclaim since it first began and I can attest, it’s been a giant blessing to me. I meet like-minded people, people who love to worship. I join singalongs at campfires. 😊 I’m built up. There’s something special about getting together with believers to worship. This year is even more special to me, as I’ve joined the Proclaim leadership team to help put on this event. My genuine prayer and hope is that this event brings glory to the Lord and builds up His people here in the US. ...

Friends, I'm shocked and deeply saddened to report that, Marty Blume, a dear friend of the station and long-time supporter of Chavah, has passed away from coronavirus . His wife is raising funds for his funeral and burial . Marty helped us get Chavah Messianic Radio off the ground, contributed on the admin side of Chavah, helped us acquire the necessary licenses to legally play music on the web, and was a creative mind for helping Messiah's musicians financially. He was a friend to so many in the Messianic movement. I remember meeting the Miqedem music group a few years ago. I was showing them Chavah Messianic Radio on my phone, when bandmember Shai Sol replied, "Wait - are you friends with Marty Blume? He showed me this!" Coronavirus has been impersonal up until now. Deaths and sickeness happened to other people. Now it's hit close to home. I'm shocked. And I'm sad for his family, sad that he's gone. May the Lord raise him up in that day....

Shalom Chavah fans, We just hooked up our @messianicradio Twitter account to Chavah's songs and lyrics, such that we regularly tweet song lyrics with links to the song on Chavah: For Zion’s sake, I will not keep silent For Zion’s sake, I’ll not hold my peace For Zion’s sake, for Yerushalayim I will not rest, I will not rest https://t.co/bYHD0lcQUx — Chavah Messianic Music Radio (@MessianicRadio) March 11, 2020 We also tweet about trending songs for the day, thumb-ups, and more. If you're on Twitter,  follow @messianicradio . Shalom friends!

Shalom friends, 10 years ago, on February 16th 2010, we announced in a humble blog post the very first version of Chavah: I’m really excited to show you guys something I worked on over the last few days: Chavah – Internet Radio For Yeshua’s Disciples It works on both Windows and Mac, right in your web browser. (Depending on how old your computer is, it may need to install a small Flash-like plug-in called Microsoft Silverlight. After that, you’re home free.) If you’ve ever used the Pandora.com music service, this is in the same vein. In fact, Pandora is the inspiration for Chavah. Give it a try! Hope you like it, and please let me know about any problems in the comments. Yes, it really looked like that. I'm reminded of the saying, "Do not despise humble beginnings!" Because the web was still in its early days, we used Silverlight plugin technology to play MP3 audio. (Back then, most web browsers couldn't natively play MP3s - amazing how far we've c...

Shalom Chavah friends, Would you help Mishkanim , the Messianic music group? They’re raising funds to produce a new album. I just donated myself – would you do the same? Even if you can chip in $5, it would help. Donate to Mishkanim – Rejoicing Donating $20 will get you a free copy of their new album. Donating $10 will get you an MP3 download of the new album. And there are other fun perks as well. Thanks for helping Yeshua’s musicians!

We just received word that Messianic music pioneer and Israeli Messianic leader Marc Chopinsky has passed away. Marc was a founding member of Israel’s Hope, a 1980s Messianic band that produced hits like Shalom Jerusalem , He Shall Reign , Say to the Daughter of Zion . He also produced music with his Israeli congregation Tents of Mercy, with hits like Kol Yisrael Yivasha and dozens more that we still worship with at modern Messianic congregations in Israel and the nations. (At my congregation, nearly every Shabbat we play his music!) Pray for Marc’s family as they mourn the loss of this holy man of God, husband, father, and Messianic pioneer in Israel and the nations, Marc Chopinsky. May his memory be a blessing.

Shalom Chavah fans, Would you consider donating to Chavah? Chavah is purely a labor of love – it’s free, the apps are free, and there are zero ads. I built Chavah because I love Messiah and the Messianic community, and I wanted to preserve the great legacy of Messianic music for this generation. I think it’s a worthy cause! Running Chavah costs money. Between purchasing music, hosting thousands of songs, streaming audio to tens of thousands of listeners, and paying for copyright licenses, it costs me ~$500/month to run Chavah . I’ve reduced that cost thanks to bulk pricing and 501c3 non-profit programs. Even so, Chavah still is a monthly financial burden for a single person to pay every month. So, if Chavah is a blessing to you, I ask you to help by chipping in a few bucks : Become a Patron! Thanks for considering, fine Chavah fans. In His Service, -Judah Gabriel Himango, Chavah Messianic Radio

Holy disciples of Yeshua the Messiah, I am utterly stoked, excited and outright giddy to announce that Chavah is now in the iOS App store !   This is the culmination of a boatload of work – months altogether – to prepare Chavah for listing in all the major apps stores. And with Chavah now in the iOS App Store, it means God’s holy music is blasting through all the major app stores: iOS Android Windows Web Hallelu! Amplify God’s holy tunes to the masses! Thanks to all the supporters, helpers, donaters and encouragers who made this possible! Enjoy Chavah on your iPhone and iPad, fine Chavah fans!

It was 50 years ago, on June 7th, 1967, Jerusalem returned to Jewish hands after nearly 2000 years. And today, December 6th, 2017, the President of the United States announced in an historic moment that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and will move its embassy to Jerusalem. Israel celebrated by lighting up Jerusalem’s ancient walls with the flag of the US and Israel: And lighting up Jerusalem’s Bridge of Strings with red, white and blue: I just videoed Jerusalem’s Bridge of Strings lit up in Red White and Blue and Blue and White in honor of the historic and just US recognition of #Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel. All countries who value peace, freedom and justice should follow suit. pic.twitter.com/u3hxseDuWw — Michael Dickson (@michaeldickson) December 6, 2017 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likewise rejoiced, noting the historic moment at hand: We here at Chavah Messianic Radio rejoice, as should everyone who follows the G...

Shalom Chavah Messianic Radio fans, Miqedem has quickly become one of the most popular music groups on Chavah. Their rich, vibrant eastern sounds framing the words of the Hebrew Bible brings something fresh and new to the Messianic Jewish music genre. They are raising funds for a new album – would you help them? I just contributed $100 – will you help out as well? Everything we do here at Chavah Messianic Radio is free to you; since you have received freely, will you give freely? Thanks for helping Messiah’s musicians, fine Chavah fans.

Friends, I’m saddened to announce that Messianic musician Aviad Cohen has passed away yesterday, according to a Facebook post from his family. I knew Aviad for many years; he contributed his music to Chavah years ago, and before that, I knew him through my younger brother when the two of them met in person by chance in Jerusalem. Aviad produced 4 albums for God, including 3 techno albums and 1 Scripture reading album: Hooked on the Truth Firestarter Good News to Mission Control Scripturesonics Vol. 1: The Good News Aviad’s last album, Scripturesonics, is a stirring Scripture reading album set to orchestral music. It’s my personal favorite. Aviad made big splashes when he, as a conservative Jew and rapper known as 50 Shekel , came to belief in Yeshua as Israel’s messiah . His public conversion made him a target for anti-missionaries and Jews who considered his belief in Yeshua to be a betrayal of Judaism. At the time of this writing, it's not clear how Aviad died. One friend says...