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Bring Your Jewish Self to Work

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph explores how Jewish identity has been transformed in the wake of the events of October 7, 2021, urging Jews to consider how much of their Jewish selves they bring to their workplaces. 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 IdentityOrthodox JewsCommunityOctober 7Soul SearchingAuthenticityValuesWorkplaceMenshlichkeit

Places mentioned

Israel
"I remember my high school teacher, Mr. Levy, a shaliach from Israel, asking us if we considered ourselves a Canadian Jew or a Jewish Canadian?"
Canada
"I remember my high school teacher, Mr. Levy, a shaliach from Israel, asking us if we considered ourselves a Canadian Jew or a Jewish Canadian?"
United States
"These US Jews are recalibrating their identity in a tempestuous post-Oct. 7 environment"
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