Matthue Roth
By Matthue Roth
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Culture Breaking The Silence Of Sefirah –– Sort of
The hip-hop artist Kosha Dillz recently scheduled a stop on his Midwest tour at Mike’s Place, a monthly party in Chicago. It seemed like a great match: Mike’s Place — which caters to young, single Jews in their 20s and 30s — is held at a club in Lakeview, an up-and-coming Modern Orthodox community that…
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Culture God on the Mind, and on the Mic
‘God has changed since Genesis,” sings Romy Hoffman, aka Macromantics, on her new album — and then follows it up with a sly vocal wink at the listener: “Haven’t we all?” It’s a rare burst into song for the Australian hip-hop emcee whose debut album, “Moments in Movement,” was released last month. But Macromantics definitely…
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Israel News Spring Line For Hitler
A couple of British fashion designers have discovered a new muse: Adolf Hitler. At Alexander McQueen’s latest show, his McQ line featured leather jackets and vests adorned with Nazi eagles and the Iron Cross. Voyage, another London-based label, took matters a step further: The dresses in its new line, Year 0, featured foot-high swastikas. Neither…
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Israel News Drug Users Say No to Hezbollah, Call for Wartime Hashish Boycott
JERUSALEM — Young Israeli activists are fighting back against Hezbollah — with a boycott on smoking hash. Hashish, or oil resin from marijuana plants, is one of the primary recreational drugs available in Israel. It’s smoked in much the same way that marijuana is, and because the marijuana available in Israel is generally of a…
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