‘I think we have an obligation to understand that slavery is not just this amorphous thing in ancient history,’ says one New Jersey cantor.
On Purim, Yokai Ben Israel Edwards had an unfortunate run-in with Israeli police. The city should embrace him, not treat him like a criminal.
The masterful musician, who passed away at home in Dimona over the summer, introduced ‘free play’ to the local music scene.
Public celebrations of Juneteenth have been held in African American communities for generations, especially in the South, but they are a relatively new phenomenon in Jewish communities.
A “beef” is just a mean poetry contest, but the stakes of this one felt higher for Jewish fans of hip-hop like me. A loss for Drake, who has celebrated his Jewishness in his art, is a loss for Jews.
