MB Rabbi blasts Super Bowl for Kanye song in halftime show
Rabbi Joshua Kalev, the rabbi for Manhattan Beach’s Congregation Tikvat Jacob, has called out Super Bowl organizers and singer Rihanna for featuring a song by controversial rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West during the halftime show. “Kanye continues to spew antisemitic statements in almost every interview,” wrote Kalev in a note to his congregants. “He is unapologetic for his views of our people and yet, his music is still chosen to be performed at the Super Bowl which garners more than” 100 million viewers. Rhianna, who headlined the halftime show, sang the song “All of the Lights,” from a 2010 album by West. The rapper has lost ties with sneaker maker Adidas and the Gap and got banned from Twitter since he started spewing hate towards Jews. He’s claimed to have lost over $2 billion in revenues. “I hate to say it (but I will), if any other minority was the subject of Kanye’s hate, there is no way his song would have been a part of the halftime show,” says Kalev. “The backlash would have been the top story on every news outlet in the country. And yet, today, there is only praise.” Actually, Kalev isn’t alone in his criticism. “Rihanna’s inclusion of a Kanye West song on one…
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