I was cleaning out some files and I found this gem. It is my daughter’s fifth grade project: Interviewing me about my fifth grade experience. I can’t help but love this introduction to journalism. Where did you go to school in fifth grade? In fifth grade I went to the North Carolina Hebrew Academy, which was a Solomon Shechter school in Charlotte. How did you get there? My father drove me to school in his Dodge Dart. What did you…
This is still one of my personal favorites from my Jewish seasonal song cycle year. I read the statistic recently that 3% of Americans like Jazz. (Which sounds a few percentage points low, right?) Considering that probably .003% of Americans like songs about the Omer and 3% of Americans like Jazz, the 267 views on this video probably represent 99% of the potential audience. But maybe there are one or two more people who might dig this? I hope so….
Welcome to the Passover Warehouse! That’s right folks, you’re ONE STOP SHLEPPING for all the ridiculous bargains you look for in the Passover aisle! We got a fantastic play/skit that reviews the key points of the Exodus narrative for the seder. featured by PJ Library We got a collection of clean jokes for your seder. featured on Haggadot.com We have a quirky poem you could add to your seder. Popular with fans of Michael Jackson And, wait, what’s this? We got…
I had the pleasure of being part of the 25th anniversary of Judith Plaskow’s Standing Again at Sinai at B’nai Jeshurun in Manhattan. Here’s a little interview they did of me reflecting on some of my thoughts on gender.
Growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina during the height of the PTL Network – Jim and Tammy Faye Baker’s Megachurch – I always wanted my chance to get equal airtime on the T.V. Through our local PBS affiliate and the work of Chabad I finally got my chance. I’m the shy boy (wink) in this staged family…it is number 3 on the playlist.
Looking for a Pharrell Williams parody? Leave it to the Jewtwins to bring their dark humor to the latest pop candy. Their take on Pharrell Williams wonderful dance number “Happy” features a cameo by me, returning from the Y on my bicycle. Enjoy!
This is not your typical Passover song. “Goodbye Egyptland” Words and Music by Daniel Brenner This song is written from the perspective of one of the “mixed multitude” – an Egyptian who watches the destruction of the plagues and chooses to join the Hebrews in their escape from Egypt. I wanted to counter the “silly songs” about the plagues that I’ve heard over the years and offer a new perspective on the tale we tell each seder night.
What exactly is the egg doing on the seder plate? Why do we serve eggs on Passover? The roasted orb has been a guest of honor for generations and hardly a word has been spoken in its direction. The matzah, the shank bone, the bitter herbs — they generate the buzz year after year. But what would you say about the egg? After polling some of my friends, I came up with a list of things we’ve heard about the…