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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 471

Madison Margolin

Photo of the Misaviv Hebrew Circle Calendar. (Courtesy)
September 20, 2020, 1:53 pm
Ring in 5781 with Jewish calendar that puts an artistic spin on time
The Misaviv Hebrew Circle Calendar ventures out of the box with its round format, celebrating a mystical concept that incorporates seasonal and life cycles, nature and femininity
By Madison Margolin
Mikey Pauker is an up-and-coming Jewish artist. He's based in Berkeley, California, and is involved with an organization called Wilderness Torah, as well as with the Hindu-Yoga scene via Bhakti Fest. (Aleksandra Shira Dubov Lovetography)
March 19, 2018, 5:21 am
In Jewish redemption song, new album fuses ancient mysticism with reggae beats
Influenced by a brief foray into ultra-Orthodox Judaism in Israel, Mikey Pauker’s rhyming lyrics quote the teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
By Madison Margolin
Moshiach Oi, a Jewish punk band. (YouTube screenshot)
October 2, 2017, 5:45 am
Punk Jews scream out to God ‘from the depths’
Since the 1980s, an iconoclastic subculture has existed on New York’s Lower East Side in parallel with the gritty rock scene — but this one has a higher spiritual calling
By Madison Margolin
Chillent live onstage. (Courtesy Sruli Broocker)
August 28, 2017, 4:07 am
Since finding God, band Chillent doesn’t need to get stewed to feel high
Born-again hasidic group cooks up a fusion of prayer and play in a stirring, melodic ramble perfect for the jam band palate
By Madison Margolin
Zeke Finn sings about his upbringing and unicorns. (Ahron Moeller)
May 15, 2017, 1:35 am
The hip young rapper who sings about unicorns
Zeke Finn got his musical start in English class. Now he represents millennial Jewish Brooklyn in New York’s most happening venues
By Madison Margolin
Erez Safar at Scope, a New York showcase for artists. (Madison Margolin/Times of Israel)
April 3, 2017, 2:04 am
The Orthodox mastermind behind ‘Jewish cool’
Shemspeed founder Erez Safar helped popularize Matisyahu and promotes Kosha Dillz. But his own music might be his biggest passion
By Madison Margolin
Protesters wearing white sheets shout at Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as he arrives for his confirmation hearing to be the US attorney general on January 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
February 18, 2017, 4:42 pm
Alt-right website tries to weed out Jews from drug reform
A neo-Nazi ‘news’ outlet — the US’s top hate site — claims that ‘kikes’ are behind attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his ardent anti-drug policies
By Madison Margolin
Israel Shemtov, one of Crown Heights' most distinguished tailors, poses next to a photograph of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson. (Madison Margolin/Times of Israel)
February 12, 2017, 3:02 am
In ultra-Orthodox fashion, you can tell a lot about a person by his button holes
Crown Heights Jews set themselves apart with such nuance that getting the lowdown on Hasidic chic takes a trained eye
By Madison Margolin
Kosha Dillz performing onstage at the Satellite in Los Angeles. (Madison Margolin/Times of Israel)
December 9, 2016, 10:56 pm
Salty lyrics and all, this kosher rapper is the real dill
Rami Even-Esh, or Kosha Dillz as he is known onstage, doesn’t dilute his identity for anyone — as his songs about Israel, BDS, addiction, and his daily life can attest
By Madison Margolin
A festival-goer of Hasidic background at a psy-trance festival in upstate New York. (Ahron Moeller)
November 4, 2016, 4:29 am
Was Moses tripping when he saw the burning bush? Should you try?
A growing number of Jews are using psychedelics to reach spiritual highs, and you might be surprised to learn some Orthodox don’t frown upon the practice
By Madison Margolin
Between albums, Matisyahu has been touring, managing himself, and being a dad. (Christopher Townsend)
October 7, 2016, 6:07 am
Matisyahu delivers sobering anti-BDS message in new single
After last year’s fiasco in Spain, the Jewish reggae star doesn’t mince lyrics — and has given up the green, relying solely on ideals for inspiration
By Madison Margolin
Havdallah celebration underneath the Shabbos tent at The Camping Trip. (Jake Sojcher)
August 31, 2016, 10:25 pm
‘Jewish Woodstock’ stokes spiritual sparks at NY-area music festival
Without electricity or the perpetual city buzz, young Jews experience a rustic Shabbat at the Camping Trip and other summer retreats
By Madison Margolin
Yonatan Gat (Adam PW Smith)
April 26, 2016, 3:16 am
Shunned at home, an Israeli expat musician makes it in New York
After five years abroad, guitarist/composer Yonatan Gat talks about identity, culture, and the language of music
By Madison Margolin
Rabbi Dan Ain (center) ponders life with singer Matisyahu (left) and editor Mike Greenhaus at a recent February 2016 Friday Night Jam. (Christopher Townsend)
March 13, 2016, 2:25 am
Experimental NY rabbi engages by keeping Judaism honest
Rabbi Dan Ain’s ‘Because Jewish’ project offers a motley group of artistic New Yorkers a human community in an era of tech-driven isolation
By Madison Margolin
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