Heavy Water!

Mikveh - The Musical

At the J-Post... When women tell the truth about mikveh



Only a matter of time 'till someone writes one about the men's mikveh...

BD'E - Dr. Mordechai Sobol Z"L

Dr. Mordechai Sobol, who popularized cantorial music in Israel, dies in NY.



A huge loss to the world of Jewish music, especially the chazzonus world. Yehei zichro baruch.

6:18, that's all.

Melech Elyon - Unesaneh Tokef - Ein Kitzvah

This is basically the transition from Melech Elyon - Unesaneh Tokef - Ein Kitzvah as I often experience it.

The Sound Of Silence in Yiddish

Feeling Nostalgic

Time for Some Guns N' Roses 

Avo El Hamelech - Shlomo Katz - אבוא אל המלך - שלמה כ״ץ

Nice tune!

Shmueli Ungar - Mach A Bracha!

I like this guy. His album reminds me of Lipa Schmeltzer, back when Lipa was good.

Bragging About The Jooos!

Billy Bragg Blames the Jews.

From the mailbag... Leor David - Gratitude (ליאור דוד - הכרת הטוב)

Leor David shares a link to his song... Leor David - Gratitude (ליאור דוד - הכרת הטוב)

Death Metal Bubbe!

Over at the NY Times... Death Metal Grandma.

Fabulous Halacha Debate

A debate at Tzelem Currents...

I am prepared to consider — not under religious freedom grounds but freedom of expression grounds — that if a customer wants an Orthodox Jew to make a unique artistic contribution that is crafted especially for that event, one cannot be forced to do so if one does not agree with the event.� So, if one sings at weddings for a living, one cannot be made to sing at weddings one does not morally or religiously approve of. But, if one sell CD’s of wedding songs, one has to sell them to everyone and they can use them for whatever they wish.

Shulem!!!

HISTORIC: Chassidic Singer Lands MAJOR Record Deal With Universal Music Group

A Tale of Vishnitz!

Reclaiming Koyln

Oh, the irony!

BD'E Stacy Phillips Z"L

A Star Ascends To Bluegrass Heaven



I hadn't known he went to MTA for High School.



His Klemzer book he wrote for Mel Bay is great.



Amazon has it here:

Fix This!

Fender, Roland, Yamaha, Korg and Casio among firms raided in UK price-fix probe

All Around The Bimah...

In the Jewish Week... Pop Goes The Synagogue

"It's Like Adam Sandler and Lipa Schmeltzer Riding in A Pickup Truck"

Over at Kickstarter... Yidneck Records presents "ChanuKountry: the album" by Avi Frier 



Made me laugh... and so here's the link.

After Making Aliyah Today...

Bruce (OK, Lenny) is singing about Jericho.

Ruth Rubin Archive Goes Online

YIVO launches the Ruth Rubin Legacy: an online sound archive of Yiddish Folksongs

Well Done, Y-Studs! The Greatest Passover!

Black-Eyed Peas Disagree

Cuomo says Jews are bad dancers in offensive joke at Harlem church.

It's Peep Season

Drama Mama

This peep will come to a Motzei Shabbos Melave Malka at a hotel where the extended family has been celebrating a simcha all weekend. She'll be upset. The reason? At this specific meal, her son -- (the ba'al simcha) has not yet talked to her in the first 20 minutes or so. When the woman she's venting to in front of us says "he probably didn't see you yet, should I get him?" she responds: "No. I want to see how long it'll take him this time."

Who Are You
This peep is someone we've grown up with on our block or else have been in yeshiva with for a time. We'll recognize them on sight, but they won't recognize us at all. Eventually, they'll come over to offer a compliment on the music, at which point it becomes perfectly clear that they don't know who we are, despite watching us play for a while.

Moshe Emes

Beit din proclaims two Uncle Moishys!

Yo-Ya: English Version

Not Iron Butterfly, But A Nice Hard Rock Shwekey Cover

A 3D video (you can click and drag on it to view 360 degrees of the recording studio) of a rocking cover of Shwekey's Im Eshkachech.

Hang In There, Shabbos Is Coming!

Lin-Manuel Miranda's - Jew(ish) Acapella Singer

Over at the Jerusalem Post... Lin-Manuel Miranda's Jewish a capella roots

Not Kosher!

Over at Lide in Israel... Mashgiach Rikudim coming to a wedding near you!

Interesting Court Decision

Over at the Volokh Conspiracy...  Taylor Swift Decision: Copiers Gonna Copy, Copy, Copy

From the mailbag...

Kenneth Lyonswright writes:

I'm a Chicago based cantorial soloist, and I also compose music of my own.

Here's my soundcloud--these are songs that I recorded for the congregation I work at. https://soundcloud.com/user-401304917

Here's my YouTube channel--I'm recording a new song every single week in 2018! They all revolve around Jewish ideas and themes. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwpwX1EiRv6BnQ7BtMuVEXQ?view_as=subscriber

Thanks for taking the time to listen--and of course, for doing what you do!