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JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli pop star Odeya embodies a contemporary cultural phenomenon where young Israelis blend secular and religious identities within their art. 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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Social MediaReligious IdentityIsraeli YouthOdeyaBreslov HasidismPop EmuniSpiritual PopMizrahi InfluenceFaith In Pop CultureLanguage Of Pop Music

Places mentioned

Caesarea, Haifa District, Israel
"Israeli pop star Odeya is standing on stage at the Caesarea Amphitheater, in front of 4,000 screaming admirers."
Bat Yam, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"She grew up in Bat Yam in a religious Moroccan household."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"this style dominates radio, and thousands attend live shows at huge venues like the Menora Mivtachim Arena in southeastern Tel Aviv."
Safed, Northern District, Israel
"One of the trendsetters of the tzitzit-without-a-kippah style is 26-year-old singer-songwriter Ben Tzur (born Ben-Zion Haim Tzur in Safed)."

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