Before Purim, alum Matt Bar (Year ’07-’08, Fellow ’08-’09) of BIBLE RAPS fame visited us at Pardes (and he stayed for the Purim spiel)! We videotaped him rapping for us during community lunch:

We also got to talk with him about why he tries to visit Pardes regularly, and got him to share some thoughts about the Jewish “aristocracy”.

These&Those: Matt, how often do you come to Israel?

Matt Bar: Twice a year, usually for gigs in Israel. This is my first extended stay in a while. I’m here for 3 weeks total; and I’m here to come up with a complimentary digital Torah package for the new Bible Raps album.

Th&Th: Could you please explain the concept of a ‘digital Torah package’?

MB: Sure; Bible Raps takes lines from the Tanakh – Continue reading →