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Offstage Pedestal

JL;DR SUMMARY In "Offstage Pedestal," Sharona explores the nuanced roles Jewish musicians like Naftali Kempeh, Bentzi Stein, and Beri Weber play in shaping the lives of their fans. 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 MusicInfluenceInspirationConnectionYouthChizukBeri WeberNaftali KempehRole ModelsBentzi Stein

Places mentioned

Tifrach, Southern District, Israel
"Naftali Kempeh grew up in Tifrach, a simple litvish yeshivish community in Israels south."
Kiryat Sefer, Central District, Israel
"A bochur who learns in a top yeshivah in Kiryat Sefer once called me and asked if we could meet up."
Yerushalayim, Jerusalem, Israel
"Last Chanukah, I did a show at Heichal Hatarbut in Yerushalayim."
Bnei Brak, Central District, Israel
"Bentzi Stein is a Vizhnitzer chassid from Bnei Brak who started out as a member of Malchus Choir, but his real love was composing."
Queens, New York, United States
"In addition to his musical career, Newcomb is a rebbi at Yeshiva Ateres Shimon in Queens."

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