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A rabbi walked into a convention of Lutherans — and rebuked their ‘one-sided’ debate on Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Rick Jacobs, leader of the Union for Reform Judaism, addressed the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America during their Churchwide Assembly to express his concern over their one-sided narrative on Israel and Palestine. 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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PalestineInterfaith RelationsAdvocacyPeaceUnion For Reform JudaismConflictLutheran ChurchRick JacobsJewish Lutheran Relations

Places mentioned

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
"telling the hundreds of Christians gathered in Phoenix that he had hoped for something different"
Palestinian Territories
"memorial titled Stand of Palestinian Rights and End to Occupation of Palestine, Jacobs said he felt"
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"gatherings in recent months, including the deadly shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers at an event in Washington, D.C."
Boulder, Colorado, United States
"attack on a group of demonstrators drawing attention to the remaining hostages in Gaza in Boulder, Colorado."
Jordan
"Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land, drove Jacobs home for his safety."

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