Live at Stubbs, the album that put Matisyahu on the map, came out in 2005. I remember being at camp that summer and hearing it on every stereo throughout the whole grounds. Nobody had heard anything like it, and Jewish summer camp was the perfect place for an album like that to catch fire. The beats were hip, the hooks infectious, and every song seemed to hit the sweet spot between Jewish enough for a rabbi and dope enough for a teenager.
A story of two Jewish boys who both loved baseball. Both cheated, both got caught.
On the day the Senate passed the marriage equality bill we talked to two rabbis who did not necessarily share in our happiness.
Quotes from local rabbis and representatives about the marriage equality bill that passed the MN House on Thursday, 75-59.
Rabbi Gershom Sizomu leads a group of 1,500 people who somehow managed to create a thriving Jewish community in the landlocked country of Uganda.
“Whether the person knew that was happening or not… vulnerable communities connect the dots in a different way.”
Exclusive interview with U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN). We discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and why people shouldn’t say it’s never going to end.
Exclusive interview with U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN). On the future of U.S.-Israel relations, the continuing danger of a nuclear Iran, and his firsthand impressions of Israel.
“By the way, your ambassador is doing a great job.”
At AIPAC this year, there has been lots of focus on Iran and other threats to Israel’s security. But recent elections have shown Israelis are more concerned about domestic issues.