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I haven't been able to confirm the 'practicing' part (what does that mean anyway) but he certainly seems to be accepted as Jewish (now). http://www.jewtastic.com/posts/7840 http://www.jstandard.com/articles/2219/1/Prelude-to-the-Grammys
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Two other interesting articles: http://tinyurl.com/3xargg http://tinyurl.com/2cz4r9
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As far as I know, ChabadRabbi, Dylan still counts himself as a Christian, though what he is practicing, I do not know. I am pretty sure that he still loves and values his Jewish heritage. Here is part of an article I found online, though it dates from 1999, so may be wrong now. "PLEASE PRAY FOR BOB DYLAN" ASKS HIS FORMER PASTOR Kenn Gulliksen Says Dylan Is Still "A Believer" And "God Is Not Through With Him Yet" By Dan Wooding ANAHEIM, CA (April 25, 1999) -- Bob Dylan's former pastor, Kenn Gulliksen, has asked Christians around the world to pray for Bob Dylan. He also said that Dylan has never renounced his faith in Jesus Christ and that "God is not through with him yet." http://web.utk.edu/~wparr/KennGulliksen04251999.html Although I found that he was studying with Lubavitch Hasidism in the early 80s http://www.radiohazak.com/Dylan.html but Wikipedia still has him as a christian in 1989 when he released Oh Mercy. Here is something from 2003: It's 2003 and people in the Christian press are talking about Bob Dylan and Jesus Christ in the same breath again. Relevant Books have published Restless Pilgrim The Spiritual Journey Of Bob Dylan, an analysis of Dylan and faith by Scott Marshall and Marcia Ford. Meanwhile, Dylan's record label, Sony/ Columbia, have released an album of covers from 'Slow Train Coming' and 'Saved' (Dylan's two most strident Gospel albums) entitled 'Gotta Serve Somebody The Gospel Songs Of Bob Dylan'. Meanwhile, Dylan has had a new film previewed at the Sundance Festival in the US and is continuing to tour in Australia and New Zealand. So what are they saying? Well, the limits of the Church's discussion are reflected best by Restless Pilgrim, Marshall and Ford's recent book. Dylan's faith, we are told, is alive and well. He studied with the Lubavitchers as a Christian we are assured and when he does speak publicly his comments are consistent with belief. The book spends nearly 200 pages simply revisiting the "is he/ isn't he" debate which might just about have been relevant (no pun intended) in 1983 but surely not in 2003! There are no surprises and little consideration of Dylan's music unless it is to prove that he is one of us. http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Bob_Dylan/7795/p1/ That's the most recent I can find. Hope that helps. Shalom.
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