Alison Faith Levy's latest is Jewish-inspired retro pop for kids By J. Staff Sep 20, 2021 San Francisco musician and Jewish educator Alison Faith Levy has released a new album of “retro-inspired pop songs” for children called “You Are Magic” For this, her third solo album of children’s music, Levy said she intentionally wrote songs with “Jewish values baked into them.” The title track addresses the idea of b’tzelem elohim, that… Read More
Music Musician Loolwa Khazzoom blends punk with Iraqi melodies Long before San Francisco–reared Loolwa Khazzoom followed her muse and devoted herself to music full time, she employed an international array of songs in… By Andrew Gilbert Sep 17, 2021
Celebrity Jews Jews give Jews some Jewish awards; etc. Jews give Jews some Jewish awards You’ve heard of the Oscars. But have you heard of the Almas? The website Alma, geared to young and feminist Jews, has… By Maya Mirsky Sep 14, 2021
Music Queer Jewish indie rocker Ezra Furman is headed to rabbinical school “How would I describe myself?” Ezra Furman said wryly, tearing a corner off of her slice of pizza in a shop in Somerville, Mass. “I try to avoid it.”… By Ella Rockart, JTA Sep 3, 2021
Celebrity Jews Mayim gets the podium; Barbra has another hit; etc. ‘My name is Inigo Montoya …’ Mandy Patinkin, who is on TikTok, responded recently to a fan video. A young woman who had lost her father to cancer asked… By Maya Mirsky Aug 31, 2021
TV In season 2 of ‘Dave,’ a Jewish rapper struggles to not get canceled “You guys worry about cancel culture?” the rapper asks a group of teenage boys sitting around him during a bar mitzvah party in an episode from the new… By Andrew Esensten Aug 30, 2021
Celebrity Jews Mayim Bialik gets 'Jeopardy!' gig; Beanie Feldstein in 'Funny Girl'; etc. “What is the new host of ‘Jeopardy’? … sort of” Everyone had been wondering who would host “Jeopardy!” on a permanent basis after the death of longtime… By Maya Mirsky Aug 16, 2021
Celebrity Jews Bird waves the flag; Israel gets on a horse; Pink gets mad; etc. Bird holds flag, Israel gallops in When the U.S. contingent marched into the stadium in Tokyo for the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, Sue Bird —… By Maya Mirsky Jul 29, 2021
Art Riffing on Leonard Cohen at CJM Tracking Leonard Cohen’s peripatetic trail around the world while researching her magisterial Cohen biography “I’m Your Man” inevitably led Sylvie Simmons… By Andrew Gilbert Jul 23, 2021