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Antisemitic Countries, Jews, and Rabbis

JL;DR SUMMARY The article delves into the debate surrounding Jewish circumcision, highlighting a police raid on mohalim in Antwerp as evidence of antisemitism. 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 TraditionJewish IdentityReform JudaismCircumcisionChareidi CommunityMohelBnai BrithModern EthicsRabbi Michael Sternfield

Places mentioned

Antwerp, Belgium
"Police in Antwerp raided the homes of prominent mohalim in the citys Chareidi community, including HaRav Aharon Eckstein and HaRav Moshe Landau."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Worse yet, I recall many years ago when Rabbi Michael Sternfield - then the Reform rabbi at Sinai Temple in Chicago - forcefully condemned circumcision as a barbaric ritual."

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