Monday August 1 Israeli singer Ravid Kahalani and his nine-member blues band, Yemen Blues, rocked the Independent in San Francisco. Kahalani sings in both his native Hebrew and his family's Yemeni dialect of Arabic, fusing jazz, Middle Eastern melodies, and funky blues into one modern brew.
Breaking news: Jewish actor Jake Gyllenhaal did something cute. He appeared on "Shalom Sesame" and asked all you boys and girls to help him find the afikoman (the matzah piece hidden on Passover) — and, of course, he…
February 10, 2011 | by admin
American actress Claire Danes arrived in Israel Feb.7 for the shooting of "Patriots", the American version of Israeli TV series "Kidnapped".
In the FOX version, the Israeli hostages returning after 17 years in Lebanon are replaced with American hostages returning from Iraq, 10 years after the Sept. 11 attacks.…
We've all heard the accolades for Birthright Israel: young adults who take the free 10-day trip to Israel come back jazzed about the Jewish state, are more likely to engage in Jewish life post-trip and are more likely to marry Jews.
We've also heard about the controversy: that Birthright is…
Pictured above: the last time the band hit SF during the Treasure Island Festival
That crazy Israeli trio, Monotonix, returns to San Francisco this Friday! On the eve of its new album release, the punky rock band will likely be full of…
Justin Bieber - only slightly older-looking than my 9-month-old son.
Israel, get ready for a rampaging horde of zombies in 2011. No, we're not talking about the second season of "The Walking Dead." These zombies are a little…
If Ami Shalev, singer of Israeli thrill-rock trio Monotonix, says jump, you jump.
His epic, Tel Aviv-based punk band mesmerized and excited a crowd of previously complacent onlookers at this weekend’s Treasure Island Festival in San Francisco. The second the…
Meg Ryan canceled an appearance at a Jerusalem film festival. Elvis Costello canceled two performances in Israel to protest the treatment of Palestinians.
A YouTube clip of the Israeli Defense Forces went viral this week – but it may not be the type of video you are picturing. The two-minute clip shows six IDF soldiers walking…
As JDub Records points out this morning, Israeli duo DJ Alarm and Ori Shochat busted out a huge new free mixtape this week. The diverse album features remixes of Israeli hip-hop and reggae acts, as well as popular U.S.…
Benjamin Hochman, 30, a distinguished concert pianist born and raised in Israel, makes his San Francisco Symphony debut Saturday, July 10, at Davies Symphony Hall. Hochman is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and the Mannes College…
If you recall, Be'eri Moalem (of San Jose State University) was the sole returning contestant this year in the Jews Got Talent contest during Israel in the Gardens. And his return was triumphant. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you this…
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Benjamin Hochman, 30, a distinguished concert pianist born and raised in Israel, makes his San Francisco Symphony 