Reb Shmuel is one of the Gedolim… I vowed I would keep it forever and ever. Who can guess where this is from? My best friend Sammy and I…
Reb Shmuel Dimaggio
Category: music
Tichel Cuties: another Jewish Lady Gaga attempt
I have never actually seen a Lady Gaga video, but I saw the Glee episode about it. It seems that all I know about the whole Gaga craze is from the Jewish Lady Gaga videos that have been popping up on Youtube.…
RIP Ronnie James Dio
I have been listening to Dennis Chambers play his funk for the last few days on my iPod and in traditional Heshy style I usually listen to something of the same letter so I debated if I wanted Dinah Washington,…
The Groggers: Jewish punk band sings about giving her a get
Hat tip to Elke Reva Sudin for pointing me to the following video, a punk rock song about giving your pain in the neck wife a get. Hilarious, though a little dark on the humor side and I am sure…
Chat Roulette piano videos are amazing
Chat Roulette is extremely strange, it allows you to have video chats with completely anonymous and random people. Of course this invites some pretty strange activity from people around the world. You get set up with someone random and it…
Yeshiva Memories: Goyishe Music
The door flew open and I immediately took the tape out of the deck and hid it under my covers. I was lying in bed listening to Dream Theater’s Images and Words Album, I was blown away by it, it…
Yeshiva World News comment of the day
In this past weeks torah portion we learned that Esav used to ask his father really dumb questions that he knew the answer to in order to make himself seem more frum in his fathers eyes. This same thing is…
Rapper samples Miami Boys Choir
How on earth these Rappers (Pace Won and Mr. Green) found Miami Boys Choir is beyond me, but something tells me it may have to do with those Chinese Folk Dancers that rock it old school to cheesy Jewish music.…
Jewish and Muslim concert tomorrow night
I’m not one to shy away from anything controversial, so when I heard about the Hip Hop Sulha (Jewish and Muslim artists getting together) going on tomorrow night I had to get me some tickets. Be a part of this…
Matisyahu Hater: Decoded!
By Simcha Levenberg One month ago Matisyahu released Light. The album is out there in the ether garnering praise and getting radio play. Personally, I love Matisyahu. I like him and his music. I think he’s the best thing that…
Shidduch Crisis Soundtrack
I know I haven’t been talking much of shidduchim lately, I’ll try to come up with some stuff this week – for now I was just listening to Sugarland yesterday and realized that this song could be put on the…
Eprhyme – Punklezmer music (weird and interesting)
Eprhyme – I never thought that Klezmer would be combined with Hip-Hop
Michael Jackson Jewish songs
Brad Sugar pulled this out of his head Remember the Time (For Mincha) You Are Not Alone (The Yichud Song) Don’t Stop till You Get Enough (kiddush) Beat It (The Lulav Song) Man in The Mir (yeshiva) The Way Jew…
Can a Jew go into a church?
I went into a lot of churches in Spain, but not once did I think I was entering a house of worship – to me they were just huge cool looking museums. Then I posted the following video (see below)…
Phish!
The parking lot is filled with expensive foreign cars and yuppies, I was kind of expecting a similar situation to the Phil Lesh and Trey show I went to two years ago, but that was not the case. There were…
Lag Baomer is a time for exercise
While riding my bike around Prospect Park tonight I realized something very interesting, it is the only time during the year when exercise is encouraged in the frum community. I ride my bike around Prospect Park almost every night and…
Mikvah Night Song
Hey Heshy, I’m so glad that you liked this parody I wrote, which was inspired by Your amazing Mikvah night comedy video. Somehow I am not surprised that you own this album, it’s definitely a classic (after Ace of Base).…
Lipa Schmeltzer vs. Britney Spears
Lipa Schmeltzer is the biggest thing in Jewish Music since the demise of 2 Live Jews, and like 2 Live Jews I am not sure how many people out side of the orthodox Jewish community actually know who Lipa Schmeltzer…
Why do the rabbis hate Lipa Sheltzer so much?
So a few weeks ago there was a another scandal or controversy involving Lipa Shmeltzer, I didn’t writer about because I didn’t find it all that funny or cool that this Rabbi Schorr while at a wedding where Lipa Shmeltzer…
Songs from the Key of Chanukah: CD Review
One of the perks of being a popular blogger is free stuff, so I jumped at the opportunity to review a new Chanukah CD put out by Erran Baron Cohen (Borat’s Brother)
Matisyahu = Jewish Pride
I don’t think I have ever been more proud to be an orthodox Jew then I was when Matisyahu took the stage in Baltimore last night at Rams Head Live. I hadn’t even known about him playing in Baltimore until…
Why do cheesy carnivals and uncle moishy come to mind?
Whenever I think of lame Chol Hamoed Sukkos I think of Uncle Moishy and closed off streets in Borough Park filled with cheesy rides and families with all the kids dressed alike. I also think of overpriced Jewish concerts in…
I love the Marvelous Midos Machine
I recent got a hold of the 1st Marveous Midos Machine album from . I am in love with this stuff. It just brings back such memories, memories of falling asleep at night and getting the honor to attend 4…
Matisyahu is Modeling for Kenneth Cole!!!
This may be old news, but to me its funny and way cool. I personally love Matisyahu as a Jewish icon and his ability to make orthodoxy not seem all black and white. I understand that everyone has some sort…
Is it possible to have mainstream Jewish hip hop?
Now I hope Y-Love doesn’t fret, but I recently found out about this dude Jewda Macabi, and he sounds like the real top 40 kind of hip hop you are likely to hear on Z100 style radio stations. You know,…