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This Popular Israeli Folk Dance Song Has a Melancholy Backstory

JL;DR SUMMARY The beloved Israeli folk dance song "Od Lo Ahavti Dai," written by the iconic Naomi Shemer, is widely recognized for its upbeat and lively tune, but carries a deeper, more somber meaning. 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 MusicNaomi ShemerIsraeli Folk DanceDiabetesMelancholyFear Of DeathOd Lo Ahavti DaiRikudei AmYehoram GaonSeize The Day

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Jerusalem, Israel
"Shemer wrote some of the nations most well-known songs, from Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Jersualem of Gold) to Lu Yehi (Let It Be) to Al Kol Eleh (For All These.)"

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