By Jessica Steinberg - January 10, 2022
R&B singer Mary J. Blige may be gearing up for the 2022 Superbowl halftime show in Los Angeles, but first, she had to sing Shalom Aleichem.
Blige, along with rapper LL Cool J — who just recovered from COVID — and Israeli singer Itay Levi, who recently performed in Los Angeles, Miami and New York, dined together for Friday night Shabbat dinner at the home of mutual friends in New York.
When the hosts Ronny and Tali Seliktar led a rousing rendition of “Shalom Aleichem,” which traditionally signals the opening of weekly Sabbath, their guests all clapped along, including Blige and LL Cool J.
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