Granted, I have a special place in my heart for both surf rock and 1960s-style lo-fi rock & roll. But an Israeli rocker hooking on to both styles in such a sweet way? Charlie Megira, my dear, you've got my undivided attention.
Last week I wrote about the "cyber rabbi," Yitzhak Miller, who has started a Web portal for synagogues to stream live services, teach classes and counsel to the curious. CyberJudaism launched just a few weeks ago and promises to be a great resource for congregations and Jewish individuals…
While reading Jewschool today, I happened upon two very interesting/compelling videos in which journalists interivew citizens of Jerusalem about their thoughts on President Obama and the settlements. Most don't like the former, but like the latter. They're particularly interesting now, as Obama is getting ready to host Israeli and…
Via Craigslist's missed connections at the Sway Machinery show Saturday night:
"We made eye contact several times outside Emanu-El on Saturday night. I wanted to tell you that you were so cute and looked amazing in that dress... I wish I would…
I had no idea what to expect. I haven't been to Rosh Hashanah services in quite some time. Truthfully, at home in Southern California we usually celebrated the new year with big family meals, perhaps after a day of swimming in Nana and Papa's room-temp pool. I've gone with friends…
In anticipation (celebration?) of Bay Area-based band Why?'s brand new album Eskimo Snow, I've gathered a few quotes from my recent conversation with vocalist Yoni Wolf. The album, inside and out, is beautiful. Dreamy art pop sounds, detailed lyrics and prominent…
My friend sent me a forward with the following photographs. I don't know the source of such beautiful images, so if you do, please alert me, and I will give proper credit where credit is due.
Joey Ramone was robbed! (But other worthy Jewish musicians deserve the distinction).
Eighteen Jewish visionaries have been selected by online voters and a panel of historians to be highlighted in the National Museum of Jewish American History's Hall of Fame,…
The Great Argentine-Jewish musician Lalo Schifrin was able to offer a moment from his busy schedule to J! for an interview. Schifrin has played with the DIzzy Gillespie big band and composed over 60 jazz and orchestral compositions and 100 soundtracks including Bullit, Enter the Dragon, Mission Impossible…
This Labor Day weekend, while working one of Camp Tawonga's family camps (this particular one being Keshet, geared toward LGBTQ families), I reunited with Jeremy, one of my counselors from my bunk B-7. Some seven years had passed since we last saw each other. Needless…
I believe there are two schools of thought when it comes to Jewish punk bands. The first and more prevalent being the band has a kitschy Jewish-themed name but generally creates standard hardcore music — and the second is an actual mix…
After reading Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, I found his theories on culture, race, and class to be equally fascinating and demoralizing. In Gladwell’s latest book, he details a number of cases of financially or intellectually successful individuals such as Bill Gates, Joe Flom, the Beatles, and Andrew Carnegie. The…
The opening of the Turkish-Armenian border this week is something of a historical landmark. Israel would be wise to follow learn from this case of diplomatic reconciliation, as the cultural and historical similarities between Armenia and Israel are strikingly similar.
Everybody's heard the story. Game One of the 1965 World Series. Los Angeles Dodgers versus Minnesota Twins. Dodger ace Sandy Koufax refuses to pitch because it was Yom Kippur. Don Drysdale starts instead. Drysdale allows seven runs in the first three innings. Dodger manager Walter Alston walks to the mound…
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