Tag: Judaism

Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/28/2020): BEN KATCHOR & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews cartoonist BEN KATCHOR

Topics include: cartoons, comic strips, Art Spiegelman, The Dairy Restaurant, The Jew of New York, Judaism, The Carbon Copy Building, graphic novels, newspapers.

Segment aired March 28, 2020 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

More about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com. 

Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/18/2020): RAYMOND BOKHOUR & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor RAYMOND BOKHOUR

Topics include: Chicago, The Glorious Death of Comrade What’s-his-Name, Tufts, BMI Workshop, Broadway, touring, Judaism.  

Segment aired Jan. 18, 2020 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #729 (1/18/2020): WELCOME BOK

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Here is the 729th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. More info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guest: actor Raymond Bokhour

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Raymond Bokhour, Inside Broadway, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Salida), Today Yesterday (Jan. 18), StoryTime with Rabbi Sol (Mitzvah Market).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN (birthday suit, uber music, Megxit, march against anti-Semitism)
00:59:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & review (01:06:03; My Name is Lucy Barton)
01:35:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED (Salida)
01:40:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Raymond Bokhour
02:33:00 STORYTIME w/ Rabbi Sol (Mitzvah Market)
03:05:00 Friends of the Daverhood
03:14:30 TODAY YESTERDAY – Jan. 18
03:31:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Jan. 18, 2020 Playlist: “When a Man Loves a Woman” (01:39:00; Fanny Brice), “Jeopardy Ken” (Dave Lefkowitz).

Raymond Bokhour
Jeopardy Ken
Salida, CO
My Name is Lucy Barton
Mitzvah Market

Dave’s Gone By #721 (11/23/2019): SUNSHINE SUPERMAN

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Here is the 721st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: storyteller Katsura Sunshine, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews performer Katsura Sunshine, Dave Goes Away (to Austin, TX), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Inside Broadway, Today Yesterday (Nov. 23), Colorado Limerick of the Damned.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (cousin conductor, It’s Pat!, 721 Broadway)
00:34:00 DAVE GOES AWAY: Austin, TX (w/ Joyce)
01:13:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:30:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Katsura Sunshine
02:06:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & review (02:13:30; Soft Power, 02:29:00; A Christmas Carol))
02:40:00 DAVE GOES OFF (WALK-away)
02:54:00 TODAY YESTERDAY (Nov. 23)
03:25:30 Friends of the Daverhood
03:32:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED (Fleming)
03:34:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER AWAY (Austin, TX)
03:55:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 23, 2019 Playlist: “Carol of the Bells” (02:40:30; Handbell Quartet).

Katsura Sunshine
A Christmas Carol
Soft Power
Mark Daniels at WALK
Fleming, CO
Dave in Austin

Dave’s Gone By Interview (7/27/2019): ROBYN SCHALL & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with comedian ROBYN SCHALL

Topics include: comedy, Judaism, Hewlett, NY, Long Island, illness. 

Segment airs July 27, 2019 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (7/6/2019): ADAM PASCAL & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor ADAM PASCAL

Topics include: Aida, So Far, Rent, Elton John, Jonathan Larson, Goyband, Judaism.

Segment airs July 6, 2019 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #677 (12/15/2018): AIR B & B

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Here is the 677th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. More info: DavesGoneBy.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: playwrights Bob Brader and Suzanne Bachner, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Bob Brader & Suzanne Bachner, Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflection (“Cold Outside”), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Inside Broadway, StoryTime, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Cripple Creek), Saturday Segue (in the news).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Bing n’ Bowie, eye of dog, Nailed It!)
00:29:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:01:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:24:00 GUESTS: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Bob Brader & Suzanne Bachner
02:13:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Cripple Creek
02:16:00 STORYTIME – Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato, pt. 1
02:32:30 Friends of the Daverhood
02:42:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #157 – Cold Outside
02:53:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:22:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 15, 2018 Playlist: “Silent Night” (00:55:30; TubaChristmas). “I’m not Wearing Underwear Today” (01:23:00; Avenue Q 2003 Broadway cast).
“The Original Cohens” (02:53:00; Ada Jones). “Who Broke the Lock” (03:01:30: Unique Quartette). “Stone Cold Dead in the Market” (03:05:00; Macbeth the Great). “When October Goes” (03:09:30; Nancy Wilson). “Powder Your Face with Sunshine” (03:14:30; Dean Martin). “Time Bomb” (03:20:00; Ramones). “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (03:26:00; Pearl Bailey & Hot Lips Page).

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Suzanne Bachner & Bob Brader
Cripple Creek, CO
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Dave’s Gone By #676 (12/8/2018): OLA COASTER

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Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Here is the 676th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Saturday, Dec. 8, 2020. More info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: author Romola Hodas (“The Princess of 42nd Street”), Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Romola Hodas, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, StoryTime (The Ernie & Bert Book), Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Crested Butte), Dave’s Big Dictionary (fudge), Saturday Segue (in the news).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (red eyes, toilet mug, menorah lighting)
00:26:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
00:55:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:29:00 Sponsors
01:31:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Romola Hodas
02:23:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Crested Butte
02:27:00 STORYTIME – The Ernie & Bert Book
02:45:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:52:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY – Fudge
03:02:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:43:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 8, 2018 Playlist: “Copenhagen, Act 2, Part 15” (01:27:00; Copenhagen 2000 Broadway cast). “F-Troop Theme” (03:30:00; TV soundtrack). “Fancy Funeral” (03:08:00; Lucinda Williams). “Heather Heather” (03:13:00; Magnetic Fields). “Let’s have a P.C. Holiday” (03:18:00; Dottie Burman). “Homosapien” (03:37:00; Pete Shelley). “I Know it’s Over” (03:51:00; The Smiths)

Dave’s Gone By Interview (11/10/2018): JILL SOBULE & Rabbi Sol Solomon

Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with singer-songwriter Jill Sobule

Topics include: Nostalgia Kills, I Put My Headphones On, Island of Lost Things, music, Pittsburgh.

Segment aired Nov. 10, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Note: Farewell to our friend of the Daverhood, Jill Sobule, who passed May 2, 2025 at age 66.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com
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Dave’s Gone By #672 (11/3/2018): DURST EPISODE EVER

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Here is the 672nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Nov. 3, 2018. More info: davesgoneby.com. 

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: comedian Will Durst, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Will Durst, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Inside Broadway, StoryTime, Dave’s Big Dictionary, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Center), Dave Goes Away (to NYC).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (new potato, Steve Irwin, tennis)
00:18:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN – NYC trip
00:50:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:27:00 Sponsors
01:30:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (theater news / review: 01:48:00 (The Waverly Gallery))
01:59:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Will Durst
02:39:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Center
02:43:00 STORYTIME – “Feeding the Otters”
02:55:00 Friends of the Daverhood
03:05:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY – Translation
03:18:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 3, 2018 Playlist: “Bows” (01:56:00; Company 1995 Broadway cast). “Vote for Mr. Rhythm” (03:26:00; Ella Fitzgerald).


(pictured: Will Durst, Lucas Hedges & Elaine May in The Waverly Gallery, Feeding the Otters, Center, Colorado)

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