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So do you think that's Jewish or you think that's American?

I think it's profoundly Jewish.

Absolutely.

I mean, I'm asking you a personal question, my friend.

When you hear Bruce, are you accessed as a Jew or as an American or you reject the question?

That is a great question, Elliot.

Welcome to Jewish Studies Unscrolled, the podcast where we bring on an expert guest to take a close read of one Jewish text.

I'm Elisa Quint.

Today, we're talking Bruce.

That's right, Bruce Springsteen.

We know. He's not Jewish.

But how we listen to him could be.

So in this episode, we'll be talking about Springsteen's masterpiece, Thunder Road,

and how it strikes the Jewish ear. To do that, I'm joined by Rabbi's Elliot Cosgrove and Neil Zuckerman

of New York City's Park Avenue Synagogue. We'll talk about Bruce's almost reverential references

to rock and roll royalty, and we'll

discuss the Jewish concept of home that comes up in his work. We'll also think about what it

means for a single text to have a consistent presence in our lives year after year, decade after

decade. Why do we continue to return to it? Is it because it makes

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