Music

Singing Her Way South: A “California Hippie” Comes to Mississippi

The summer before my Bat Mitzvah, I was sitting with my family at our home in Oakland, California. I remember ...

Why I Help Bring Jewish Music to the South

“So how long have you been a singer?”It’s a question I’ve been asked from time to time, and one that ...

Welcoming the Bride Modern Style

 Since I released my latest music video, “Boee Kala,” many friends, fellow musicians, and community members have asked me questions ...

For Afro-Yiddish Performer, the Past is not Past

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past…”When William Faulkner wrote these words in Requiem for a Nun, I’m pretty certain he ...

The World of Jewish Music

There is a myth that Jewish music is “always in a minor key,” and often echoes themes of pieces like ...

Our Dreams of Home

When I think of home, I imagine the physical space I return to at night, the one with the white-washed ...

The Four M’s

Does the synagogue you attend speak your language? If you are not a synagogue goer, might you go if the ...

Rock and Roll, Religion, and Leonard Cohen

With very few exceptions, the story of American popular music in the last five decades is largely a story of ...

Saved by Leonard Cohen

Some people find Christ in their darkest hour. Others turn to Allah. But if you’re a Jew, young, and in ...

Katy Perry is no Sacha Baron Cohen

So Katy Perry thinks she’s Sacha Baron Cohen, in possession of that subtle talent that turns offense into parody. Problem ...