Music
Amy Winehouse’s Rehab in Yiddish
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 readers from... Read More »
Life as a Jewsician
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 to stay,... Read More »
Knockin’ On Zimmerman’s Door
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 my playlists.... Read More »
Broader Judaism in Preparation for Martin Luther King Day
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 Jewish Rapper,... Read More »
Life Ain’t Easy for a Man Named “Country”
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 older than... Read More »
Hava Nagilah
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 with a... Read More »
“Everyone Knows That Hollywood Sells Californication”
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 with her... Read More »
