Anti-Semitism and Orthodoxy in the Age of Trump

JL;DR SUMMARY In the wake of the tragic Pittsburgh massacre in 2018, major Orthodox organizations unequivocally condemned the attack but hesitated to denounce white nationalism as its cause, with some attributing this reluctance to the Orthodox support for Trump and right-wing politics. 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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