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Why Lauryn Hill Was at Zach Braff’s Bar Mitzvah

JL;DR SUMMARY Zach Braff recently recounted the amusing tale of Lauryn Hill attending his bar mitzvah, despite them losing contact after high school. 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 CultureNew JerseyBroadwayBar MitzvahMusical TheaterZach BraffLauryn HillScrubsHigh School FriendsTelevision Reboot

Places mentioned

Maplewood, New Jersey, United States
"Braff and Hill went to high school together specifically, Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey."
South Orange, New Jersey, United States
"Braff attended Oheb Shalom Congregation in neighboring South Orange, and later explored (through fiction, of course) his relationship with Judaism in his 2014 movie Wish I Was Here."
Evanston, Illinois, United States
"It wasnt until Braff was in college at Northwestern and no longer friendly with Hill that he discovered he went to school with one of the greatest musicians of his time. Walking down the street in Evanston, Illinois, he passed a record store with a cutout of the Fugees and immediately recognized his former line-running partner."

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