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An Open Letter to Robert Kraft

JL;DR SUMMARY In a heartfelt open letter to Robert Kraft, Matthew Fishbane explores the paradox of Kraft's apparent support for President Donald Trump despite his Jewish values and liberal roots. 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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LeadershipDonald TrumpRobert KraftJewish ValuesPatriotismTikkun OlamNew England PatriotsEthicsSuper Bowl

Places mentioned

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"Steve Grogan, Stanley Morgan, Russ Francis, Mosi Tatupu, and John Hannah were all formative icons to me."
Virginia, United States
"When he moved to central Virginia, where Im from, he brought his fandom with him."
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
"But I also like to think this is what young Jewish boys in Brookline, Swampscott, Lynn, Worcester, Dorchester, and elsewhere around Boston were taught by their rabbis and their lower-middle-class parents."
Israel
"As many NFL fans know, you sponsor the Israeli Football League, which plays its Israel Bowl in Kraft Stadium."
Lithuania
"Myras father was a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant who had served as a circuit judge of the court of Lithuania before emigrating in 1935."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"shortly after the inauguration of President Donald Trump and just before Super Bowl LI, which saw the New England Patriots come back from a 28-3 deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons in overtime."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"the Patriots have been back to the Super Bowl twice now, losing to the Philadelphia Eagles last year"
Los Angeles, California, United States
"before returning to face the Los Angeles Rams this Sunday."
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
"But I also like to think this is what young Jewish boys in Brookline, Swampscott, Lynn, Worcester, Dorchester, and elsewhere around Boston were taught by their rabbis and their lower-middle-class parents."
Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States
"But I also like to think this is what young Jewish boys in Brookline, Swampscott, Lynn, Worcester, Dorchester, and elsewhere around Boston were taught by their rabbis and their lower-middle-class parents."
Maine, United States
"He never saw sports teams as divorced from the political context in which they played, andlike your father, who left you an ethical willhe taught me that teams should be judged not just by their success on the field, but by the character of their players, and of their owners."
Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States
"But I also like to think this is what young Jewish boys in Brookline, Swampscott, Lynn, Worcester, Dorchester, and elsewhere around Boston were taught by their rabbis and their lower-middle-class parents."
West Virginia, United States
"You hired Belichick, and you stuck with him, and we all know what has happened since."
Lynn, Massachusetts, United States
"But I also like to think this is what young Jewish boys in Brookline, Swampscott, Lynn, Worcester, Dorchester, and elsewhere around Boston were taught by their rabbis and their lower-middle-class parents."
Texas, United States
"The Patriots were also in need of any excuse back then, playing just one home playoff game in 34 years, a blowout loss to Earl Campbells Oilers."

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