What Makes a Good Hanukkah Song?
December 10, 2012 at 7:00 am by Jonah Rank
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How deep does a good song have to be to be good for Hanukkah?
No Words, Only Jokes: “The Afterlife” according to Paul Simon (and the Talmud) (and Pop)
May 21, 2012 at 10:23 am by Jonah Rank
Guided by complementary visions of the afterlife from Paul Simon, the Talmud and an old Jewish joke, Jonah imagines his late grandfather in the afterlife.
A Very Narrow World & The Edge of Destruction: Next to Normal
March 29, 2012 at 6:13 pm by Jonah Rank
The rock opera Next to Normal is all about living on the edge. Living on the edge of normal. Living on the edge of comfort. Living on the edge of stability. Τhe show breathes life into a peculiar teaching attributed to Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav: The world is a very narrow bridge, but the essence [...]
I Sang Bruce Springsteen’s “Cover Me” In Synagogue on Friday Night: Lovers and Covers
August 18, 2011 at 12:56 am by Jonah Rank
Did Bruce Springsteen borrow lyrics from a Siddur (prayerbook)?