Tag: Bob Dylan

Kinky Friedman, the musician and novelist who passed away at 79, embodied the enigmatic nature of Jewish identity.
Photographer Daniel Kramer, known for his work with Bob Dylan, passed away at 91, having captured intimate images during a transformative year for Dylan.
The text discusses the idea that the perceived "Golden Age" of Judaism has shifted and argues that the current era is the true Golden Age for Jews.
In the Netflix documentary "The Greatest Night in Pop," a previously unseen video of Bob Dylan recording his solo part for the charity single "We Are the World" is featured.
In this article, the author discusses Bob Dylan's album "Self Portrait," which was widely criticized and disliked when it was released in 1970.
In this reflection on Jewish identity, the author explores their complex Jewish background, which includes Jewish and non-Jewish ancestry, as well as their upbringing with both Jewish and Christian traditions.
In Parshat Reeh, the Torah warns against following false prophets who claim to have secret knowledge.
Robbie Robertson, the lead guitarist and songwriter for The Band, discovered his Jewish heritage later in life.
Country music star Jason Aldean's latest hit song, "Try That in a Small Town," has sparked controversy for its lyrics that seemingly support small-town militias dispensing vigilante justice against urbanites.
Larry "Ratso" Sloman, a multifaceted figure deeply embedded in popular culture, has a storied career spanning interactions with luminaries like Bob Dylan and literary contributions to music journalism.
"The New Jews" explores the evolving identity of Jews in contemporary society, primarily through the lens of two individuals: Nissim Black, a rapper born into a non-religious African-American family who converted to Orthodox Judaism, and Bob Dylan, a Jewish folk musician who has had a complex relationship with his Jewish heritage.
The author discusses their frustration in not being able to find Bob Dylan's song "Neighborhood Bully" on YouTube due to it being labeled as hate speech.
Bob Dylan's Jewish identity, though at times obscured by his persona as a Gentile cowboy or folk revolutionary, holds deep roots in his upbringing in a small Jewish community in Hibbing, Minnesota.
In "Jewhooing the Sixties: American Celebrity and Jewish Identity," the author David E. Kaufman examines the intersection of Jewish identity and celebrity through profiles of Sandy Koufax, Lenny Bruce, Bob Dylan, and Barbra Streisand in the 1960s.
Bob Dylan has long been a divisive figure within Judaism and beyond, with some viewing him as a messianic figure akin to a biblical prophet, while others see him as an escape artist rather than a preacher.