M.O.T.—Andrew Rosenthal and Hillel Tigay—a.k.a. Ice Berg and Dr. Driedle (Jewish top spun at Hanukkah for prizes) known as M.O.T., which stands for Member(s) of The Tribe (One Jew might see another Jew in public and wonder is he or she is a member of the tribe)

Andrew grew up in Los Angeles in Beverley Hills in a secular Jewish household. Hillel, the son of a university of Pennsylvania religious studies Professor had an opposite experience growing up in an orthodox family.

Hillel says that their music plays the stereotypes often associated with Jews and Jewish culture “A lot of the Jewish stereotypes in pop culture center around characters like Woody Allen, and the nebbish kind of Jew. The Jew that stands out a little but works hard to fit in, not wanting to rock the boat too much. A lot of Jews and non-Jews alike connect with this kind of Jew. However that is not what we (M.O.T) are about. We want Jews to proud of who and what they are. We are saying things that a lot of other Jews would like to say but are just too afraid to say them. I’m proud of my heritage and my Hebrew roots, and I just want to celebrate that. Stand up and say it loud: Be Jewish and proud”