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Introducing ‘Forest Hills State of Mind’
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys ain’t got nothing on this
Billy Eichner, a comedian and Friend-of-Tablet-Magazine, was inspired by Jay-Z’s anthem, “New York State of Mind,” to write a similar tribute to the site of his childhood: the New World shtetl of Forest Hills, Queens. Substituting for Alicia Keys as the female background vocalist is Rachel Dratch, of Saturday Night Live fame.
So I got bar mitzvahed
And though I didn’t wanna
The theme of my bar mitzvah party
Was Madonna!
“This is my ode to young Jews in NYC and all over the world,” Eichner told us. Enjoy!
Ben-Gurion
Sounding Off
Note to some of my fellow progressives: If we can’t argue about Israel without using anti-Semitic tropes, then the debate is lost before it even begins
Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
