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Why ‘Tamid Ohev Oti’ Became an Unofficial Israeli Anthem

JL;DR SUMMARY In the wake of the tumultuous events of October 7, 2024, a song originally titled 'Tamid Ohev Oti' has unexpectedly emerged as an anthem of hope and resilience in Israel. 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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Israeli CultureDivine LoveIsraeli MusicTamid Ohev OtiYair ElitzurSasson Ifram ShaulovBreslov HasidismRabbi Shalom ArushMizrachi GenreJewish Optimism

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Israel
"Now a new song has become a perhaps unlikely Israeli anthem and perhaps a reflection on how Israelis are, and arent, envisioning hope."
Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
"Then came Sasson Ifram Shaulov or rather, then the song came to Shaulov, a singer from Haifa who became a TikTok star."
Jerusalem, Israel
"The young singer realized it was going to be a hit when he was shooting the video of the song in Jerusalems shuk Machne Yehuda."
Rehovot, Central District, Israel
"It was Arushs words that made Elitzur, originally a secular rapper from Rehovot, become Hasidic, and Arush was also the one who urged him to make music again, saying that rapping and music were his calling."
New York, United States
"It has been sung by Americas two biggest Jewish a capella Jewish groups, Six13 and the Maccabeats. Some even reported that the song made it to the tunnels in Gaza and that hostages returned knowing its lyrics."

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