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A Rabbi on Capitol Hill

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Lauren Tuchman reflects on her advocacy work on Capitol Hill with American Jewish World Service, where she and fellow rabbis lobbied for human rights improvements in Haiti and against the expansion of the Global Gag Rule. 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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Human RightsSocial JusticeJewish ValuesMarginalizationCapitol HillJewish AdvocacyAjwsRabbi Lauren TuchmanHaitiGlobal Gag Rule

Places mentioned

Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Image courtesy of AJWS: Capitol Hill Advocacy Day in Washington on March 18, 2026."
Maryland, United States
"And so, when I met with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), I spoke about the ongoing crisis in Haiti."
Haiti
"Gang-related violence has surged to the point where 1.4 million people are now internally displaced."

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