Shabbos Zmiros: The Beastie Boys, “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win”

By David A.M. Wilensky July 22, 2011

In case you haven’t been paying attention to the rest of Jewish blogosphere all week, here’s the new Beastie Boys 11-minute action figure adventure music video directed by Spike Jonze: Wait. What? Shabbat Shalom!

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Our parents are hogging our free Jewish programs!

By David A.M. Wilensky July 22, 2011

An article in the Forward by Naomi Zeveloff bears this headline: “New Push To Link Jewish Boomers To Community.” In the print edition, the headline reads, “A New Initiative To Help Boomers Connect To Communal Life After They Retire.” The article blew my mind because so much of the language used and the motivations ascribed…

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