Martin Stone
By Martin Stone
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The Schmooze In Song: Shoftim
Charles Foster, ‘The City of Refuge.’ Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock ‘n’ roll. This week’s parsha, Shoftim, deals with the setting up of a legal system, a monarchy (which is optional) and the role of a prophet. Then the laws dealing…
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The Schmooze In Song: Re’eh
Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock and roll. This week’s parsha, Re’eh, begins with instructions on how the Israelites must behave in order to keep the land of Canaan and bond with it successfully. God informs us that He will choose a…
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The Schmooze In Song: Ekev
Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock and roll. In this week’s parsha, Ekev, Moses continues his lengthy speech from last week with more basic theology. He asks and answers questions such as why the Jews were chosen, what they have to do…
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The Schmooze In Song: Va’etchanan
‘You shall make them known to your children, and your children’s children.’ Iillustration from a Bible card published 1901 by the Providence Lithograph Company. Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock and roll. In this week’s parsha, Va’etchanan, Moses continues his historical review…
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The Schmooze In Song: Devarim
Detail from ‘Moses and the Messengers from Canaan’ by Giovanni Lanfranco, 1621-1624. Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock and roll. This week’s parsha, Devarim, is the first in the fifth and final book of the Torah. Moshe begins his recap of the…
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The Schmooze In Song: Masei
James Tissot, ‘The Ark Passes Over the Jordan,’ 1896-1902. Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock and roll. This week’s parsha, Masei, traces the route of Israel’s travels through the desert over 40 years. The tribal princes responsible for parceling out the land…
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The Schmooze In Song: Mattot
James Tissot, “The Women of Midian Led Captive by the Hebrews,” 1896-1900 Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock and roll. This week’s parsha, Mattot, opens with laws on vows and how to annul them. The central part of the parsha tells of…
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The Schmooze In Song: Pinchas
Moses Views the Land of Israel. Woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld from the 1860 “Bible in Pictures.” Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock and roll. In this week’s parsha, Pinchas is spiritually rewarded for killing the leading perpetrators of the idolatry…
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