Rav Shmuel is a Rabbi who drinks beer, has six kids, and thinks of himself as a rock star! Fans of Jack Johnson, Barenaked Ladies, Sublime and Phish will want to add this CD to their collections.

Rav Shmuel has a beard and sidelocks and loves The Dead! He does not see an inconsistency between those two identities. Rav, who has taught Jewish Philosophy and Talmud at various universities, has also toured the USA with Gelfilte Fish, his first stateside band, playing sold-out parking lots before and after Phish shows.

Born in Brooklyn, Rav spent seven years in Jerusalem teaching by day and playing in the clubs at night. Rav moved back to New York in 2004, quickly becoming a house favoorite at The Sidewalk Cafe, which has produced such stars as Beck, Hamell On Trial, and the Moldy Peaches.

So what we're talking about here is a forty-something Orthodox Rabbi who is currently rocking out the East Village's freshest scene and will soon be rocking out colleges, the internet, and media near you! Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.