Over at the Forward... Riki Rose, Yiddish rock star.
Blog in Dm: Blogging Jewish Music from A to Zorn!
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Tuesday, November 05, 2024
Singer Mendel Roth Is Joining Tzahal.
Chasidic singer, Mendel Roth, the son of the Shomer Emunim Rebbe is joining Tzahal.
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Monday, October 21, 2024
BD'E - Rav Aviezer Wolfson
Saddened to report the passing of Rav Aviezer Wolfson, the composer of the well-known Mah Ashiv many of us sing in shul.
BD'E. Yigal Calek Z"L
BD'E, Yigal Calek has died.
No hedpeidim on Chol Hamoed.
Sunday, October 06, 2024
Baruch Dayan Emes - Chatzi Katz Z"L
Sad to hear of the sudden passing of singer Chatzi Katz Z"L on Rosh Hashana.
Baruch Dayan Emes.
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Sheitel-Wearing To Save Her Life
Eden Golan wore a sheitel in Malmo.
Like many frum women, she wore a blonde wig despite being a brunette.
Tuesday, July 09, 2024
Jill Biden Demanded Her Own Theme Song
Ha ha ha!
She really did!
And it's terrible.
Tuesday, July 02, 2024
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Hamas Does Kiruv
Seriously.
When "Ki Mala'ah Ha'aretz Hamas" = " Ki Mala'ah Ha'aretz Dei'ah Es Hashem."
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
My Heart Is Crying
"The Song"
One day I caught a bacterial infection in my intestines. It felt like I had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius. On the first day, I vomited and had diarrhea that drained my life away. I had 20 milliliters of water that they gave me for two days, and I vomited that, too, so my body became even more dehydrated. On the second day, imagine a corpse. My head was slumped on the mattress. I said, this is it, I'm going to die like this. This is hat's going to happen. In my mind, I was already saying goodbye. And we had this thing with their radio. Obviously, we didn't listen to the radio, but when the terrorists would scan through the stations, sometimes they would come across an Israeli station. The door was open. On of them came in with his radio, and he saw me with my head slumped, and as he entered, I heard :Hear Israel, you are the omnipotent..." [From the song "When the Heart Cried" by Sarit Hadad].
Do you know what kind of smile that gave me? And then we remembered the song's end is : "Make it end, for no more strength is left within me." I didn't agree to say that, so I changed the lyrics to: "For I have plenty of Strength! For I have plenty of strength!" and I recovered."
Monday, May 06, 2024
Sunday, May 05, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Modzits, er, Skver, er, Belz... er...
This song is credited to Modzits/Skver, but it should really be Belz, er, Belf.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Wednesday, February 07, 2024
Ta'am Gan Eden
Monday, February 05, 2024
BD'E - Rebbe Alter
Sad to share that Rebbe Alter has died. His music was catchy, educational, and he was one of a small handful of artists (Uncle Moishy and Marvelous Middos Machine being two others) whose work has had consistent staying power and resonance over the years.
His hits include "Pharoah in Pajamas", "Aish Is Fire", and the "Afikoman Song" (setting it to the melody of Shomrim Hafked was an ironic touch that I assume was intentional).
He educated generations of Jewish children and his songs will continue his legacy. Yehei zichro baruch.
Thursday, January 04, 2024
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Sunday, November 26, 2023
Lipa Gets Cancelled
Been a while since Lipa was cancelled.
I'm not impressed with much of what he's done since A Poshiter Yid, which was brilliant, and consider him to be a largely irrelevant figure on the Jewish music stage these days.
That said, this reflects his better side. Shame on Satmar! Their rebbes (both of them) had the sense to condemn Neturei Karta publicly these past weeks. This is an embarrassment for them.
Friday, November 03, 2023
Sunday, June 18, 2023
Friday, June 16, 2023
Monday, June 12, 2023
Reporting A Rapist!
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