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Blindness and brilliance: Oct. 7, two years on

JL;DR SUMMARY Reflecting on the events of October 7, 2023, exactly two years on, the emotional narrative examines the day as the darkest since the Holocaust for the Jewish people. 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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HamasJudicial ReformJewish IdentityZionismRabbi Joseph SoloveitchikSimchat TorahJewish UnityIsraeli DefenseSukkotOctober 7 Attacks

Places mentioned

Nachal Oz, Southern District, Israel
"He was with us for the first day of the festival and then the next morning I took him to the bus stop to return to his base at Nachal Oz."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"the bodies of Daniel and Itay were taken to Gaza as well."
Israel
"Israel still must undertake a full introspection and reckoning regarding the tragic mistakes that led to the events of Oct. 7, 2023."

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