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This Arabic Version of ‘Shalom Aleichem’ from Former Hostage Daniella Gilboa Is So Beautiful

JL;DR SUMMARY Daniella Gilboa, a former hostage recently released from captivity in Gaza, managed to preserve her Jewish faith through song. 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 MusicShabbatTraditionResilienceHostagesFaithCaptivityArabicShalom AleichemDaniella Gilboa

Places mentioned

Nir Oz, Southern District, Israel
"Agam Berger, captured from her base in Nir Oz on October 7, said that it was her faith that gave her the strength to survive."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Many hostages who have come back from captivity in Gaza have talked about how the experience strengthened their Jewish faith."
New York, United States
"They sang the song in the traditional melody written by Israel Goldfarb, a Polish cantor who immigrated to New York in the late 19th century and who wrote it back in 1918, apparently at Columbia University in New York."

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