Recent Work
Latest rap beef wraps in Drake, rhinoplasty and pastrami
“It doesn’t make sense that the most prominent Black Jew in entertainment is going through this right now,” said Y-Love, the rapper and content creator who is also Black and Jewish.
Rapper Nissim Black blesses crowd in first Bay Area show
Nissim Black has a minhag before he performs: The Orthodox rapper recites a blessing on stage. The custom is a way to make amends for his past as a gang member and gangsta rapper in Seattle who “used to do the opposite of making blessings.”
How Jessica Cohen became the go-to English translator of Israeli literature
Over the past 25 years, Cohen has translated more than 30 books and dozens of shorter works by some of the most renowned Israeli writers, including Amos Oz, Etgar Keret, Dorit Rabinyan, Ronit Matalon and Nir Baram.
About Me
I’m an American journalist and editor focusing on religion, race, and their intersection. I lived in Israel for several years and was a staff writer at Haaretz. I’m currently at work on a book about the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, also known as the Black Hebrews of Dimona, the largest organized community of African American expatriates in the world.
I have a BA from Harvard College in African and African American Studies and a MA from Tel Aviv University in Middle East and North African History. I live in Palo Alto, California with my wife.
Peace be upon you. שלום עליכם
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