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For Matisyahu, Being Jewish Is an Obsession Again

JL;DR SUMMARY Matisyahu, once celebrated as a Haredi reggae artist, has undergone numerous personal and musical transformations throughout his career. 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 CommunityJewish IdentityHarediMatisyahuCultural IdentityMusic CareerTransformationReggae

Places mentioned

Israel
"As a young soldier in Israel, 18 and 19, Id have to serve on kitchen duty regularly"
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"students in Philadelphia, New York and Boston hopefully learned about the power Jewish music has to buoy us through tough times"
New York, United States
"students in Philadelphia, New York and Boston hopefully learned about the power Jewish music has to buoy us through tough times"
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"students in Philadelphia, New York and Boston hopefully learned about the power Jewish music has to buoy us through tough times"
Jerusalem, Israel
"that moment of filming it in Jerusalem"
Bend, Oregon, United States
"back to even pre-Matisyahu, when I was performing at open mic clubs in Bend, Oregon"

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