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This ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ Version of ‘Adon Olam’ Is Golden

JL;DR SUMMARY Azi Schwartz, cantor at Park Avenue Synagogue, continues his tradition of creatively reimagining Jewish liturgical music by setting "Adon Olam" to the tune of "Golden" from the Netflix animated hit KPop Demon Hunters. 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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Park Avenue SynagogueJewish MusicKvellerCultural FusionAdon OlamAzi SchwartzMusical AdaptationK PopKpop Demon HuntersLinguistic Creativity

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Seoul, South Korea
"Sometimes the most ancient words find new life in the most unexpected melodies (this time all the way from Seoul!) and thats the beauty of Jewish music: timeless, adaptable, alive, Schwartz shared on social media."
New York City, New York, United States
"The Park Avenue Synagogue cantor who brought us an Adon Olam set to Wickeds Popular, Hamiltons Youll Be Back and Coldplays Sky Full of Stars, along with a Harry Styles style version of Etz Chaim is taking on the biggest musical hit of the year."

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