Jewish rapper swaps baseball for Passover dish as he ceremoniously kicks off team's Jewish Heritage celebration game in New York City

Israel-boycott proponents had unsuccessfully demanded that performer make a declaration on Palestinian statehood before being allowed to participate in 2015 Rototom music festival

Sixth & I launches fundraiser ahead of Jewish holidays; pews with faces of the famous -- and less famous -- will be shown during livestreams of services

Six-hour broadcast will include a trivia quiz, an Israeli barbecue cooking class, talks with local personalities and a two-hour party with radio station Galgalatz