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Traditional Hasidic Jewish music is often mournful. The kvetchy tunes and OY reverberations are meant to awaken the Jewish soul, to inspire piety and spiritual yearning. Enter Lipa Schmeltzer, a Hasidic superstar whose music has earned him titles like ‘The Jewish Elvis Presley’ and ‘The Hasidic Lady Gaga’.

(Photo: Lipa Schmeltzer. Credit: Dani Diamond)