Q:
Hi! Thank you for running this site! Bath County is one of my favorite songs, amd always reminds me of home up here in CT.
Do you plan on re-releasing old Wednesday CDs (Twin Plagues, IWTDYS)?
If you're comfortable answering, how do you feel Judaism/being Jewish has impacted your work/self?
A:
About the CDโs โฆ. I donโt really know, Iโm not usually the authority on that.
Some of the label ppl probably read this blog though to make sure Iโm not saying anything INSANE
so if yaโll see this: the people want CDs
As far as Judaismโฆ. it effects everything in a funny way
Judaism as a culture laid the foundation of many aspects of my life. My most formative experiences were at Jewish Summer camp. Having a crazy (and lovable) Jewish grandma really scares you straight. Thereโs a lot of shit that is so cool about Judaism (I went to a reform synagogue though which is the chillest versionโฆ so canโt speak to anything more conservative than that) but something that I reallllly appreciate looking back on my early experiences in a religious space is that they donโt ever tell ya that youโre gonna go to hell.
I think thatโs like a deeply traumatic thing for a child to hearโฆ.. just based on my observations of Christianity from the outside.
Judaism has a lot of beautiful singing and dancing and food and tradition and all of that has informed who I have becomeโฆ!
Itโs a VERY interesting time to be Jewish rnโฆ the community is very divided. But ehโฆ. la ti da