On Sunday at 2pm at Washington Park’s International Festival of Life, legendary NY Reggae MC Benny “Jewmaican” Bwoy takes the stage. Ten years before Matthew Miller (Matisyahu) had even heard of reggae, Benny Bwoy (aka Behn Goldis) was a young Lubavitcher Chasid who would occassionally walk to the other side of Crown Hieghts, rock his [...]
A bunch of us are davening and gorka-ing at Samayach’s place tonight before she heads to Isarel for the month. She’s doing Kabbalat Shabbat, I’m doing Maariv and we’re all doing Gorka! For those of you wondering where I got some of those Sephardic melodies I used at Shabbat under the Stars, here’s some links:
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There’s two interesting Jewish music acts in town this weekend. I’ll write about the second in a seperate post. The first performs Saturday night at Hothouse, DJ Cheb i Sabbah, a Berber Jew, plays his Magrhebi-cum-Bhangra Remixes off his latest album, La Kahena. Here’s a Pitchfork review. La Kahena was, btw, a [...]
I spend a lot of time at Jewlicious and sometimes I feel like the resident Reform Jew. I point out when folks don’t quite get it right–I don’t mind if you hate the movement I’m in, but hate it for the right reasons. (Okay, I do mind if you hate, but still prefer you get [...]
I don’t know if it was a repeat or not, as contrary to popular belief, I am NOT an Oprah groupie, but last night, before going to sleep, I quickly turned on the television and there she was with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.
I was outraged. This man was representing Judaism on national television for the world [...]
Great. News of yet another wad of cash crapped into another building that does nothing to advance Jewish identity. I mourn my people’s tragedy and can name 100 victims of my family murdered outside the Pripyet Marshes and in the Ghetto of Pinsk, but when are we gonna stop feeding at the [...]
Can someone please explain why Chicago, the whose motto is “Urbis in Horto” (City in a Garden) we don’t have a Jewish Environmental initiative? If anyone is interested in getting their green thumbs out of their @#$% please get in touch with greens@jewishfringe.com.
Once more, with feeling!!!
No agenda, No dues, just Jews! Its…
Saturday in the Park with Jews!
Saturday June 24th, around 4pm
Barry and Lake Shore Drive West at the Park
2blks south of Belmont, 2blks north of Diversey. map it!
Everyone. Young/old, single/coupled, observant/otherwise. Its casual.
Its the park- its free.
Bring whatever you need to [...]
Have you heard about this thing where 44 people got some “superbug” infection from illegal tattooing? Youch!
The first thing this made me think of was that I’m glad I didn’t just get a tattoo from some guy in jail with a rusty guitar string and aged pen ink.
The second thing that ran through my head was [...]
Last night I wasn’t able to go to Summer Dance to enjoy Balkan Beat Box, because I was already committed to the WYLD about Comedy event for Young Leadership Division of JUF. Going to a JUF event isn’t very Fringey of me, but Adam asked me to talk about it.
I’m involved with JUF for [...]
How about it people. Let’s make it happen.
Okay, Hitler Memorials in Wisconsin aside, if you’re free, and you like free stuff, join us Thursday evening June 22nd, for one of the City’s Movies in the Park! Why not, its FREE! We’re heading down to Bucktown’s Churchill Field, 1825 N. Damen Ave. (map it) to see one of my favorite Mel Brooks [...]
Chicago Jewish News covers Material Girl’s Kosher connection in Chicago. Sammiches from Skokie’s Sandwich Club, supavized by the cRc. I must say, they do make a mean steak sandwich. When Shylock demanded his “pound of flesh,” it was Sandwich Club that delivered. Madge seems to have enjoyed the Chicken most. Here are the order slips [...]
I presented these guys with the World Music Festival last year at the Wild Hared, and they were nothing short of amazing. One of the best shows I’d ever been to. They’re a bunch of Israeli expats and their sound is incredible and infectious. They play SummerDance @ Grant Park tomorrow evening, and if you’re [...]
Once more, with feeling!!!
No agenda, No dues, just Jews! Its…
Saturday in the Park with Jews!
Saturday June 24th, around 4pm
Barry and Lake Shore Drive West at the Park
2blks south of Belmont, 2blks north of Diversey. map it!
Everyone. Young/old, single/coupled, observant/otherwise. Its casual.
Its the park- its free.
Bring whatever you need to [...]
KFAR presented these guys with the World Music Festival last year at the Wild Hare, and they were nothing short of amazing. One of the best shows I’d ever been to. They’re a bunch of Israeli expats and their sound is incredible and infectious. They play SummerDance @ Grant Park tomorrow evening, [...]
About six weeks ago, the doctor found a lump in my breast. I really did not have the time or the desire to deal with it. I put off booking the mammogram for a very long time. But once my life chilled out a little, I finally booked the appointment for today, at 2:15 [...]
Okay, Hitler Memorials in Wisconsin aside, if you’re free, and you like free stuff, join us Thursday evening June 22nd, for one of the City’s Movies in the Park! Why not, its FREE! We’re heading down to Bucktown’s Churchill Field, 1825 N. Damen Ave. (map it) to see one of my favorite Mel Brooks [...]
After much fanfare about moving from its Andersonville storefront into the soon-to-be-shuttered- Kaplan JCC in Skokie, Chicago Jewish Theatre is throwing in the towel. The Sun Times did some digging and Chicago Jewish News had to backpeddle from the feature story on the move with another article on the theatre’s demise.
That’s embarrassing, since in [...]
The first time I heard about this summer’s choice of indie Jewish cinema magic Keeping Up with the Steins, I was pretty excited. Granted, this was the same day I learned my little brother acquired his first girlfriend, but seriously, I love me a good Jewish family comedy. And one about a bar mitzvah no [...]
