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Why am I so much better at singing in Hebrew than in English?

JL;DR SUMMARY Talya Zax explores the intriguing phenomenon of why she sings more beautifully in Hebrew than in English, despite never having spoken Hebrew fluently. 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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HebrewCommunityPrayerChildhood MemoriesBat MitzvahJewish PracticeEmotionSingingVocal PerformanceNicholas Perna

Places mentioned

Denver, Colorado, United States
"Twenty years ago this week, I celebrated my bat mitzvah in Denver."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"despite the plethora of in-person options near me in Brooklyn."

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