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The 150 greatest Jewish pop songs of all time

JL;DR SUMMARY The Forward curated a list of the 150 greatest Jewish pop songs inspired by Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs but focusing on music that addresses Jewish culture, themes, and history. 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 CultureJewish MusicJewish IdentityPopular CultureBob DylanLeonard CohenRock MusicMusical ContributionsPop SongsSong Rankings

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"The title song of Leonard Cohens final album in 2016 features backing by the choir from his childhood synagogue in Montreal, Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, and an authentic khazonish solo by Cantor Gideon Zelermyer."

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