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A Shabbos Table Without the Mother

JL;DR SUMMARY A recent advertisement in Mishpacha Magazine by the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation has sparked controversy for depicting a Shabbos table devoid of a mother figure, showing only a father and his two sons. 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 MediaMotherhoodShabbosCultural NormsChofetz Chaim Heritage FoundationGender RepresentationShabbat TableAderaba ProgramModesty Rules

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Israel
"They are perfectly happy enjoying the warm glow of a Friday night seudah without the presence of their mother."

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