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This Purim Parody Is ‘Wicked’ Good

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Jaclyn Cohen of Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles continues her tradition of clever Purim parodies, this time reimagining a song from the musical "Wicked" with a Jewish twist. 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 IdentityParodyPurimBroadwayStephen SchwartzWickedMordechaiEstherRabbi Jaclyn CohenTemple Isaiah

Places mentioned

Los Angeles, California, United States
"Rabbi Jaclyn Cohen of Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles, who gave us this hilarious and rousing Purim parody to Lizzos Juice back in 2023."
Shushan, Isfahan, Iran
"but trying to save your entire people from annihilation by seducing the King of ancient Persia (aka Shushan) as Esther did is quite another."

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