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How to Be a Jew … like Matisyahu

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JL;DR SUMMARY Matisyahu reflects on his evolution as a Jewish musician, detailing his journey from his early forays into music, to his time immersed in Hasidic Judaism, and onto his current state of faith and fame. 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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Hasidic JudaismJewish IdentityMatisyahuJewish SpiritualityProtestsMusic CareerJam BandsLive PerformanceAudience Connection

Places mentioned

Nashville, Tennessee, United States
"You know, when you go to Nashville, even at Passover, you have to dress the part."
Paris, France
"But all my friends are in Paris right now."
Austria
"I once was in Austria for Pesach."
New York, United States
"And eventually in Chabad, moving to Crown Heights and fully like deciding to stop doing music altogether."
Israel
"These guys booked a show in Prospect Park for it with Israeli artists and Palestinian artists on it."
Spain
"I immediately saw someone with an Israeli flag and I just like pulled them on stage and and from that point on you know we went to Israel and and like saw everything what happened."

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