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Apple TV's 'Your Friends & Neighbors' just gave us a stunningly authentic Jewish episode

JL;DR SUMMARY The Apple TV series 'Your Friends & Neighbors' recently featured a Passover seder in its fourth episode, marking an authentic portrayal of Jewish culture on mainstream television. 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 CulturePassoverJewish RepresentationSederWestchester CountyApple TvTelevisionMatzoYour Friends & Neighbors

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Westchester County, New York, United States
"The show is based (and filmed) in Westchester County, just north of New York City, where I work as a rabbi."
New York City, New York, United States
"The show is based (and filmed) in Westchester County, just north of New York City, where I work as a rabbi."

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