Rock

David Brinn, The Jerusalem Post's drummer

Brinn's second album, 'A Little Something,' released last year, was shaped by passion ignited by the Oct. 7 massacre, the Israel-Hamas War, and the situation of the hostages.

|ByMARION FISCHEL
David Brinn at the drums.
Lenny Solomon at the keyboard with the Shlock Rock band at the 40th anniversary concert in Beit Shemesh.

Inside the unexpected cultural renaissance happening in Beit Shemesh

From Shlock Rock to major Israeli theater productions, Beit Shemesh’s cultural center is turning the city into an unexpected arts destination.

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM
View of the Hizma checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank, August 21, 2025.

IDF rescues Israeli trapped inside Hizma following military blockade of Palestinian village - Ynet

IDF forces rescued an Israeli civilian from the Palestinian village of Hizma after he became trapped there during a military blockade imposed following stone throwing on Highway 60.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops operate in the northern West Bank.

IDF kills one, arrests another after stone-throwing attack near West Bank highway

The actions of the suspects "endangered the civilians who were driving along the route," the IDF said.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Violent clash between rival Ramle families leads to 69 arrests

None of the family members were injured in the string of incidents, but a bullet did lightly wound a police officer in his leg. The officer was taken for medical attention.

APRIL 16, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The gunshot window of a car in Ramle, where a brawl between two rival families led to the arrest of 69 individuals, April 16, 2021.

Mashina’s Iggy Dayan beats to a different drum

There is far more to Dayan than meets the eye, and ears, than his sterling powerhouse work with the megastar rock band.

FEBRUARY 25, 2021ByBARRY DAVIS
IGGY DAYAN: We never tire of the music. It always sounds fresh to us.

Jewish rock and roll icon Mama Cass Elliot helped me love my body

This field trip marked the beginning of several years of disordered eating, marked by obsessively restricting my calorie intake and monitoring everything I put into my mouth.

FEBRUARY 11, 2021ByDELANEY DAVIS/JTA
Photo of "The Mamas And The Papas" circa 1970s

'Cookie Monster' rock takes internet by storm, could fetch $10,000

"I think this is probably the most perfect Cookie Monster out there."

JANUARY 25, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Characters dressed up as the Cookie Monster and Elmo from Sesame Street stand in Times Square while waiting to pose for photographs with people for tips

Sylvain Sylvain, Jewish co-founder of legendary New York Dolls, dead at 69

Family fled Egypt in 1950s: ‘They confiscated all our belongings, we started all over again,’ guitarist told ‘Post’

JANUARY 17, 2021ByLARRY MCSHANE
GUITARIST SYLVAIN SYLVAIN performs in San Diego, California, in 2006. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images/TNS)

11-year-old Palestinian injured by rock-throwing Jewish settlers - report

Since the death of hilltop youth Ahuvia Sandak last month, Yesh Din investigators say they have received verified reports of 41 different cases of Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian.

JANUARY 17, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Settlers from Yitzhar throw rocks at houses, break window in the Palestinian village of Madama, south of Nablus. January 17, 2021.

Israeli injured by settlers throwing stones at Palestinians

It is unclear if the injured person was throwing stones as well.

JANUARY 12, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, TZVI JOFFRE
Rocks, painted in red, outside the IDF HQ in Tel Aviv during a protest against army anti-terror policy. Protesters wanted to show that stone-throwing can kill

Grohl, Foo Fighters frontman, does covers by Jewish artists for Hanukkah

Stay tuned to the Foo Fighters’ social media pages to see what comes next in the series.

DECEMBER 15, 2020ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl

IDF denies killing Palestinian teen after claims he was beaten in chase

While the IDF reported that the teen fainted and died without any physical contact from soldiers, Palestinian media claimed he was beaten to death by the IDF.

OCTOBER 25, 2020ByTZVI JOFFRE
A masked Palestinian teenager throws a stone at Israelis; Illustrative.

Rock legend Eddie Van Halen passed way aged 65

Representatives for Eddie Van Halen did not disclose details of his death.

OCTOBER 7, 2020ByREUTERS
Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs at Tiger Jam XI in Las Vegas April 19, 2008. Tiger Jam, an AT&T sponsored event, is a fundraiser for the Tiger Woods Foundation which funds a variety of youth programs.