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5 Perspectives on Finding God in the Chaos

JL;DR SUMMARY Exploring Parshat Miketz, 18Forty presents five insightful perspectives on finding God amid chaos. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish TraditionRepentanceDivine ProvidenceRedemptionFree WillYosefHester PanimParshat MiketzMoral AgencyHuman Choice

Places mentioned

Egypt
"If the famine must drive the brothers to Egypt, then their journey becomes inevitable."
Southern District, Israel
"And far to the north in Canaan, brothers decide to travel south for grain, responding to famine with pragmatic calculation rather than any sense of spiritual mission."
New York, United States
"This project is made possible with support from the Simchat Torah Challenge and UJA-Federation of New York."

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