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Actually, I'd love for Chabad to ask me if I'm Jewish

JL;DR SUMMARY Olivia Haynie reflects on her personal experience with Chabad and the broader Jewish community as a Black Jewish woman. 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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IdentityJewish CommunityChabadInclusionRacial DiversityReligious OutreachJews Of ColorBelongingProfilingOlivia Haynie

Places mentioned

Berlin, Germany
"A Chabad rabbi offer prayers in front of a mobile Sukkah to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin."
New Jersey, United States
"I was waiting with my friend for a train in New Jersey when we were approached by a young missionary from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
New York, United States
"It doesnt happen to me in New York, where a Mitzvah Mobile is a common sighting."

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