The musician officially underwent a conversion — the process of accepting Judaism, recorded by a Jewish court. Along with his new status, he received a new name: Israel Yehuda Morgenshtern. The Jewish community in Jūrmala has been actively developing since 2014. About three and a half years ago, permanent emissaries of the Lubavitcher Rebbe arrived here to expand the congregation in Jūrmala. As [reported](https://bb.lv/statja/chp-i-kriminal/2026/04/15/neozidanno-rossiiskogo-repera-morgensterna-vycerknuli-iz-cernogo-spiska-litvy) by **bb.lv**, in the spring, Morgenshtern was added to the "black lists" of those banned from entering Lithuania. But later, the Lithuanians changed their minds and allowed the Russian singer to visit their republic.