A good humored Orthodox Hasidic rabbi father of six who hangs out in Greenwich Village and plays original compositions on his guitar, Rav Shmuel does not see an inconsistency between these two identities. Rather, he thinks of Judaism and pop music as complementary and often coalescing tools and methods for communication. Rav, who has taught Jewish Philosophy and Talmud at various Universities, has also toured the country with Gefiltefish, his first band, playing sold-out parking lots before and after Phish shows. He does not play klezmer, although he does make the odd Maimonidean joke, and he thinks of himself as a Rock Star. Rav Shmuel will play the Marlin Room at Webster on July 28, during Lach’s monthly appointment with Anti-Folk music.