The BT and the SuperBowl
The NY Times has a good article about Alan Shlomo Veingrad, the Professional Football Player who won a Superbowl with the Dallas Cowboys and became an observant Jew afterwards. The Ba’al Guf and the Ba’al Teshuva A promotional flier announced the evening’s subject as “Super Bowl to Super Jew.” There was truth in that advertising. [...]
Of Folk, Faith and Famous Father-in-Law
This interview originally appeared in the Forward (www.forward.com) and is reprinted with permission. By Rebecca Spence Tue. Mar 11, 2008 Peter Himmelman is an eclectic musician who has earned critical accolades for everything from his television show scores to his folk-rock albums. His work scoring the TV series “Judging Amy” garnered him an Emmy nomination [...]
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