Martin Stone
By Martin Stone
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The Schmooze In Song: Vayera
Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — to a classic work of rock ‘n’ roll. In this week’s parsha, Vayera, three angels appear to Abraham and inform him that at 100 years old he will father a son. The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are turned into rubble because…
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The Schmooze In Song: Lech Lecha
Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — to a classic work of rock ‘n’ roll. In this week’s parsha, Lech Lecha, Avram is told to go up to the land of Canaan and settle in the land which will belong to his offspring. Due to a famine, Avram temporarily…
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The Schmooze In Song: Noach
Photo by Mike Dillon Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — to a classic work of rock ‘n’ roll. This week’s parsha, Noach, tells the story of God’s disappointment with humanity and its destruction by flood. Noach, his family and the animals are saved in the ark. After landing…
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The Schmooze In Song: V’Zot HaBeracha
Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — to a classic work of rock ‘n’ roll. In this week’s parsha, the last in the Torah, Moses takes his farewell from his people by blessing them as a nation and also on a tribal basis, as Jacob did, many years earlier….
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The Schmooze In Song: Haazinu
Photo by Jim Summaria Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — to a classic work of rock ‘n’ roll. In this week’s parsha, Haazinu, Moses calls Heaven and Earth to witness his final testimony, warning the Jewish People not to stray from the path of the Torah. After his…
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The Schmooze In Song: Nitzavim-Vayelech
WikiCommons Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock ‘n’ roll. In this week’s double parsha, Nitzavim-Vayelech, Moses gives his final warnings to the People of Israel about the pitfalls that await them in the Land of Israel. Leadership of the people is ceremoniously…
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The Schmooze In Song: Ki Tavo
Photo by Jim Summaria, via Wiki Commons Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock ‘n’ roll. In this week’s parsha, Ki Tavo, the Israelites are commanded to bring their first fruits to the Temple and present them along with a recitation (which is…
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The Schmooze In Song: Ki Tetzey
Vincent Van Gogh, detail from ‘Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background,’ 1889. Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock ‘n’ roll. This week’s parsha, Ki Tetzey, begins with rules about how to treat a female captive from war, and goes on…
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