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How an Amish Mennonite school in Arkansas went viral with a song by an Orthodox Jew

JL;DR SUMMARY An a cappella choir of Amish Mennonite students from Calvary Bible School in Calico Rock, Arkansas, unexpectedly went viral with their rendition of "Tatty, My King," a song by Orthodox Jewish composer Dovid Edell. 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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Orthodox JudaismMusicViral VideoKol IshaCross CulturalA CappellaAmish MennoniteTatty, My KingDovid EdellGabriel Jantzi

Places mentioned

Calico Rock, Arkansas, United States
"The a cappella choir of Amish Mennonite students from Calvary Bible School in Calico Rock, Arkansas."
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
"composed by Dovid Edell, a former student of an Orthodox high school for boys in Waterbury, Connecticut."
Ontario, Canada
"I am a full-time farm and country vet in Ontario, Canada, and thats what I do."

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