Have any of you heard of Rav Shmuel?
He is a pretty quirky guy, and I find this song pretty funny. I heard about him from a few friends who went to Jewlicious this year.
http://www.jewlicious.com/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XrRyqses5U Rav Shmuel is a rabbi who drinks beer and plays original compositions on his guitar. He has a beard and sidelocks and he loves The Dead. He does not see an inconsistency between these two identities. Rather, he thinks of Judaism and music as complementary and often coalescing tools and methods for communication (blah blah blah). Rav, who has taught Jewish Philosophy and Talmud at various Universities, has also toured the country with Gefiltefish, his first stateside band, playing sold-out parking lots before and after Phish shows. He does not play klezmer, although he does make the odd Maimonidean joke. He thinks of himself as a Rock Star.