Music
Amy Winehouse’s Rehab in Yiddish
Pin It Marvin Silbermintz performs Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” in Yiddish. We will be posting the background on this performance in the next few hours. Stay Tuned! To all our new... Read More »
Life as a Jewsician
Pin It Some folks make aliyah for religious reasons, others for nationalist reasons. And then there are songwriters like me who come to Israel for no apparent reason, and decide... Read More »
Knockin’ On Zimmerman’s Door
Pin It While my current employment in Jewish entertainment media has come up in my posts from time to time, I’ve never quite had enough gall to publish one of... Read More »
Broader Judaism in Preparation for Martin Luther King Day
Pin It Last night, in Chevy Chase, MD, there was an event in honor of Martin Luther King Day co-sponsored by the NAACP and the JCRC. Y-Love, the African American... Read More »
Life Ain’t Easy for a Man Named “Country”
Pin It vs. We all have those stories of people with funny names. I happen to know a Rabbi Jesus, a Mashiach Ben David and a lovable guy a year... Read More »
Hava Nagilah
Pin It It appears that Hava Nagilah is now going mainstream. I’m not sure how I feel about this. I’ll share some bits of an email conversation I had yesterday... Read More »
“Everyone Knows That Hollywood Sells Californication”
Pin It With the preposterous news that broke today regarding Jamie Lynn Spears’ pregnancy, I got to thinking back on 2007′s long list of fabulous female role models: Paris Hilton... Read More »
