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The Schmooze Here’s How ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Ended Up Showcasing The Prayer ‘Shalom Rav’
“Grey’s Anatomy,” which recently concluded its 15th season, is a hospital drama on ABC. Cantor Jeff Klepper is a legendary Jewish songwriter, who came up in the 1970s and 80s, remaking Jewish music and liturgy to fit the times. This month, the two intertwined. Major “Grey’s Anatomy” and Jeff Klepper fan, Forward writer Jenny Singer…
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Fast Forward Who Knew? Bob Dylan Wrote A Zionist Anthem, ‘Neighborhood Bully’
Happy birthday Bob Dylan! The legendary musician turns 78 this year. Born Robert Allen Zimmerman, Dylan once lived on a kibbutz. He’s toured with the Rolling Stones, performing in Tel Aviv. He’s played his own shows in Israel, three times over the last thirty years. But… did you know he also wrote an anthem about…
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The Schmooze Gene Simmons Gives Pentagon Briefing: ‘America Is The Promised Land For Everybody’
Gene Simmons for White House Communications Director? Simmons, lead singer of the legendary rock band KISS, visited the White House on Thursday, USA Today reported. In a video posted to Twitter by CBS reporter Katiana Krawchenko, the star can be seen walking down the driveway with his wife, Shannon Tweed-Simmons, escorted by security. Simmons’ visit…
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The Schmooze Drake Breaks Record, Thanks His Jewish Mother For ‘Relentless Effort’
Chart-topping rapper Drake made under-appreciated Jewish mothers around the world say “Why can’t you be more like him?” on Wednesday night at the Billboard Music Awards. Accepting the “Top Artist” prize, he dedicated his win to his own Jewish mother, Sandi Graham. Collecting the award also means that Drake now holds the title for most…
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The Schmooze Troye Sivan, A Jewish Man, Is The Newest Face Of MAC Cosmetics
America’s favorite millennial Jewish singer and queer male icon is one of the faces of a makeup campaign that will raise money to support people living with HIV/AIDS. America in 2019 — it’s not all bad news. Singer Troye Sivan announced on Wednesday that he is partnering with MAC Cosmetics to be one of the…
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The Schmooze Attention, This Israeli Man Is Becoming Famous For ‘Hand-Farting’ Hit Songs
[Hand fart to the tune of “We Didn’t Start the Fire”] Bella Abzug, Karl Marx, Jerry Seinfeld, Bend the Arc Amy Schumer, Charles Schumer, Rachel Hannah Weisz! Karlie Kloss, Jeff Goldblum, Theodore Hertzl, Emmy Rossum Roseanne, Al Franken, Netta Barzilai! None of them started hand-farting! Though it was always there, They didn’t care. None of…
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The Schmooze Kacey Musgraves, Country Music Superstar, Is My On-The-Go Rabbi
Driving up Route 206 in the pouring rain on the way to my parents’ home in northern New Jersey, I slammed my foot on the brake, trying not to hit the car in front of me. Saturday morning traffic on 206 is a nightmare. As I waited at the stop light that would allow me…
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The Schmooze A Jewish Rapper Is Making A Passover Seder At Coachella
Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz (the stage name of Rami Even-Esh) is carrying on the Jewish tradition of having a seder – at the Coachella festival, no less. #nationalhaikuday. Go To Coachella – Don’t do lots of drugs..kanye? passover seder — Matzahchella aka Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz) April 17, 2019 Appropriately named “Matzahchella,” the event will be…
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