Sarit Hadad is a popular Israeli singer, but her latest song is a translated cover of a 1970 Arabic hit called “Do You Love Me?” The answer from your everyday Israeli: No, we don’t. The best analysis of her musical talent: “Sarit Hadad is a frecha who couldn’t sing her way out of a box.” [+972]
In a less controversial example of Jews adopting culturally foreign musical techniques, here’s a cool video of two Jews who probably went to Jew Camp, including aspiring singer Elijah Aaron, beat-boxing. [EliGuy]
In other news, an Israeli student successfully sued Tel Aviv University for spamming him with recruitment emails that had no “unsubscribe” button. If this sets an international legal precedent, the porn industry is in serious trouble. [Chronicle of Higher Ed]
At least getting spammed by recruitment emails is better than having 1984-style ultra-Orthodox rabbis tracking your every move on the interweb. The rabbis say: “We are following the dictates of our [rabbis]–that as human beings, we cannot trust ourselves.” [Forward Shmooze]
And Steven Weiss says Jews should be more amenable to New Testament citations at pro-Israel rallies. [Slate]
