Tall Jew will rap for you

tall jewish rapperWalking through Union Square last night, I came across this guy with a sign I couldn’t resist: 6’7″ Jew will rap for you.

OK, I thought, rap for me.

And he did, this dreadlocked “vibrating vegan” named (I think) Kurzweil.

Ben Harris is JTA’s news editor. In his seven years with JTA, he has reported from more than 15 countries. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, New York magazine, among other publications.