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What Bends the Moral Arc, Religion or Science? And the Hasidic Soulsters of Zusha |
July 10, 2015 |
Arch-skeptic Michael Shermer on the secular roots of moral progress. An ex-Hasid on losing faith and leaving Orthodoxy. And we're in the studio with the soulful Hasidic melodies of Zusha. |
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Shulem Deen on Losing Faith and Leaving Orthodoxy |
July 10, 2015 |
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If you’ve ever had a crisis of faith, felt like an outsider, or found yourself making up for years of lost time, you’ll probably identify with Shulem Deen’s story. The 40-year-old writer spent his formative years in the Skever community of New Square, NY, one of the most insular Hasidic sects in America. He talked to our associate producer, Libby Boulter, about his painful realization that he could no longer believe in God.
Shulem Deen, author of All Who Go Do Not Return: A Memoir
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In the Studio with the Hasidic Soulsters of Zusha |
July 10, 2015 |
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Following in the footsteps of Matisyahu, the Brooklyn-based members of Zusha infuse their music with soulful niggun (nee-goon): the wordless Jewish melodies sung in synagogue and around the Shabbat table. Their mix of Hasidic mysticism and folk-rock harmonies has launched their debut EP to the top ten of Billboard’s world music chart. They joined us from the Radio Foundation studios for a special in-studio performance.
Zusha: Elisha Mendl Mlotek, Zachariah “Juke” Goldshmiedt and Shlomo Ari Gaisin, joined by Max Jacob and Oliver Hill
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