Israeli women. Singing in a Yemenite /Arab dialect. In a studio in the US. The world is a weird place, am I right? Borders are almost meaningless, and if someone is awesome, their talent can spread far and wide. I guess that’s the case with Israeli group A-WA. We’ve posted them here before and hopefully […]
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Follow Nachlaot fixture Chana Mason through Jerusalem as she sings and slams her way into the depths of doubt that erode our connection to the divine and to our most radiant selves. Note: Observant men who do not wish to hear female vocals should abstain from this slam! You can learn more about Chana at […]
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Roy Germano takes a tour of Crown Heights with Rabbi Yoni Katz to understand the Jewish people. With rising anti-semitsm, Germano states: “We can combat hate by learning about each other.” Rabbi Yoni Katz gives tours of Crown Heights with the philosophy; you cannot hate someone you know. Together, they learn about Jewish traditions like […]
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Jerusalem is a city that has been riven with conflict for centuries. And yet, if you look just below the surface, you’ll find innumerable examples of civility, fun and yes, even pure joy. The short 30 second clip above was taken at the new Teddy Park across from the Mamila Mall and Jaffa Gate. There […]
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This is the first Hanukkah song of the season that we’ve come across, and I must say, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings have set the bar high for any others that will follow. I mean, even Heeb, cynical bastards that they usually are, verily gushed, I mean really gushed, about this track: Ladies and […]
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Ten is a lifetime in Internet years. So much has happened in that time, it often boggles the mind. For instance, 10 years ago YouTube was run out of an office above a pizza joint in San Mateo, California and had not yet been acquired by Google. The most popular videos were user generated and […]
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Aryeh Canter sent us this video. Up until about a week ago, Aryeh was my neighbor. He was a fixture of the neighborhood and it seemed any time I’d step out of my apartment – there was Aryeh with a smile and a greeting. Now he left us to pursue academics in New York and […]
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Eitan Chitayat put together this spoken word presentation that spans the width and breadth of pretty much every kind of Jew there is, interspersed with inspirational commentary. These are tough times for the Jews and this inspirational video has come at the right time. Eitan wrote: Lest any Jew forgets – because of all the […]
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You can’t do a Web series about Israel without acknowledging Jerusalem – holy to all three monotheistic religions – Hamburger Hummus went in there and offended Judaism, Christianity and Islam in equal measure. Mommy blogger and Fashion blogger visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Western Wall. Then they got drunk with a […]
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First they invited him to perform. Then, they uninvited him. Then they invited him back and sure enough, he rocked out the main stage of the Rototom Sunsplash Reggae Festival despite the presence of flag-waving protesters – some of whom threw bottles on the stage. But what happened exactly? Well, under pressure from Valencia BDS, […]
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