And critics will ignore or excuse it.

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Hanukkah+.

Throughout his life, he remained a friend of Israel.

Auctioned for nearly $10,000.

From Independence Day celebrations to Eurovision.

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Why the young pop singer should never go home again.

A musician who answered the call of Jewish cultural renewal.

“I’ve little doubt about the Boss’s power as a galvanizing spiritual personality.”

With some help from a congregant.

Mizraḥi pop is insistently innocent, patriotic, and local.

Matisyahu, Oprah, Bon Jovi, and the growing pushback.