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A Hasidic wedding entertainer tries to keep up with the times — if his ego will let him

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli director Gidi Dar returns to the Hasidic world in his new film, "The Wedding Entertainer (The Tale of Moishe Badhan)," after a two-decade hiatus since his groundbreaking film "Ushpizin." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureJewish HumorKabbalahHasidic CommunityUshpizinShuli RandGidi DarTribeca Film FestivalThe Wedding EntertainerMoishe Badhan

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Jerusalem, Israel
"Moishe Striker, played by Rand, is a formerly famous badhan in Jerusalem who has been struggling to find work due to his alcoholism."
New York, United States
"The Wedding Entertainer (The Tale of Moishe Badhan) will be screening at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 7 and June 14."

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