“How could it not be Jewish?”
That was Leonard Cohen’s response when people asked whether his music was Jewish.
Of course it was.
The poetry. The questions. The resilience. The refusal to surrender hope even after seeing the darkness of the world.
Cohen never treated being Jewish as something to hide, apologize for, or water down. It was woven into everything he created because it was woven into who he was.
He believed in peace. He believed in humanity. But he also understood that peace requires confronting reality, not escaping it.
There is something beautiful about that kind of confidence. Not loud. Not performative. Just deeply rooted.
Leonard Cohen didn’t become great despite being Jewish.
He became Leonard Cohen by being unapologetically Jewish.
And that’s something worth being proud of. 🇮🇱🎶
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