Shahak Shapira is an Israeli artist (or some say he is an activist or comedian, or all three) based in Berlin who gave us the #Yolocaust project earlier this year. Living near the Holocaust Memorial...
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Despacito: Who Sang It Better? Hebrew, Arabic, Farsi, Adon Olam?
Summer fun with Despacito: WHY IS THERE NO ADON OLAM VERSION YET? En espanol in Tel Aviv A Hebrew cover An Arabic cover Farsi Polish Danish it was too awful, sorry Swedish Norwegian (no Skam actors...
Despacito en Espanol: 4 Billion views. Despacito en Hebrew: Not As Many
Despacito is the top song of Summer 2017, worldwide. The official video for the song by Puerto Rico-based artists Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee has over three billion views. More than any other video...
Why I Watched Menashe for Tisha b’Av
The all Yiddish film that premiered at Sundance – Menashe – opened this past weekend in select theaters in Los Angeles and New York. Directed by Joshua Z. Weinstein, Menashe is set in...
Jews Who Skip The Bris, and More News Snips
The New York Times reports on some Jewish parents who are rejected circumcisions. The story focuses on Dana Edell of Brooklyn, who attended Jewish camps and schools, and grew up in an observant...
20 Years in Jail for Boycotting Israeli Couscous? Senate Bill 720 and You
If U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D, MD) has his way, the political boycott of Israeli products might be a felony. Is it enforceable? Probably not. Is it constitutional? Probably not**. Is the ACLU happy...