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As with Cain and Abel, the blood of our brother Alex Pretti is crying out from the ground

JL;DR SUMMARY Jay Michaelson's article draws a parallel between the biblical story of Cain and Abel and the tragic death of Alex Pretti, who was killed while peacefully protesting in Minneapolis. 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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ProtestJusticeViolenceMidrashDehumanizationJay MichaelsonCain And AbelIceAlex Pretti

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"many of my rabbinic colleagues and friends are on the streets of Minneapolis at this very moment."
Iran
"the next murder in Minneapolis, or Iran, or Gaza, or anywhere else."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"the next murder in Minneapolis, or Iran, or Gaza, or anywhere else."

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