"Growing up, most “#Jewish #music” classes I encountered were basically a teacher standing at the front of the room saying, “#BobDylan is Jewish,” then playing a Bob Dylan song. Then: “#CaroleKing is Jewish,” followed by a Carole King song. And so on for 45 minutes. People always seemed to enjoy it, but I’d leave wondering: OK, this person happened to be Jewish — but what’s Jewish about the art?

So, I started asking people: What is #Jewishmusic?

I heard every possible answer. Anything in #Hebrew. Anything from #Israel. Music based on the #Torah. #GeorgeGershwin. #LeonardCohen. A #Jew playing music.

Each answer contained some truth, but none felt complete."

https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/what-exactly-is-jewish-music/

"Even before #Israel’s modern-day rebirth in 1948, #Jews routinely stood accused of not possessing sufficient loyalty to the nations where they resided.

One of the earliest examples of this #libel was the suspicion in parts of #medieval #Christian #Europe that Jews were in league with some #Muslim powers.

The charge of #dualloyalty could be seen in the 1894 #DreyfusAffair in #France through the #Nazis’ rise to power; indeed, this notion in large measure underlays the failure of #Jewish emancipation in Europe. In the #UnitedStates in the 1920s, #HenryFord published The International #Jew, which alleged, along with other calumnies, that Jews were pushing #America toward war for financial gain and world domination.

Its contemporary manifestation almost always centers on the charge that Jews are more beholden to Israel than their own nation. Often, the dual-loyalty charge is infused with a narrative imputing enormous power to Jews and Jewish communities..."

https://www.jns.org/opinion/adam-levick/the-dual-loyalty-trope

[email protected] is monstered for reposting w/o comment a tweet which, referring to #MarkRowley, the #MetPol Commissioner, read: “So essentially his officers were repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head when he was already incapacitated by a Taser.”

The video is clear. That's what happened, and nobody denies it. This needs independent investigation to ask why.

#ZackPolanski is a prominent party leader, and a #Jew. But he seems to be the #WrongSortOfJew. 😡

#ukpol

"I am a proud #Jew who has several #tattoos (that I love!) on my arms and legs. But for years, I have kept this fact from some of my older relatives who disapprove of tattoos, either because of the #Torah’s prohibition against them or because they associate tattoos with the #Holocaust. What is the more ethical thing to do at this point — keep covering my tattoos in their presence or come clean?"

"There is no strict #halakhic (#Jewish legal) obligation either to keep covering your tattoos or to “come clean.” But there are Torah values that can help you think through your decision..."

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/ask-the-ethicist-hiding-my-tattoos/

"Dear #Jew in the City,

Why do #Orthodox #Jews walk everywhere?

Sincerely,
Driving"

"Dear Driving,

Do we? I literally hadn’t noticed.

It’s tempting to say that it’s because fresh air and exercise are good for you – which they are – but I suspect that’s not what you’re experiencing.

In all likelihood, you’re encountering this phenomenon on the #Jewish #Sabbath and Festivals..."

https://jewinthecity.com/2026/04/why-do-orthodox-jews-walk-everywhere/