Two Jewish portmanteaus (Jewmanteaus?) for the season. First, on NPR’s Saturday Morning Edition yesterday, in the segment “Songs to Annoy You this Holiday Season” (selections by Jim Nayder, host of WBEZ’s Annoying Music Show, interviewed by host Scott Simon), Kenny Ellis’s “Hanu-Calypso”, from his album Hanukkah Swings. Yes, an Afro-Caribbean Hanukkah song. To my mind, … Continue reading Jewish portmanteaus