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Building Solidarity on Israel’s ‘Home Front’

JL;DR SUMMARY The article explores the Talmudic concept of arevut, emphasizing the deep sense of mutual responsibility among Israelis, which transcended into a powerful phenomenon of community solidarity during the crises faced in 2024. 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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TalmudTerrorismCommunityResilienceSolidarityUncertaintyDiaspora SupportArevutMutual Responsibility

Places mentioned

Israel
"Over the course of 2024, I have taken portraits of many of these people, all across Israel."
Kfar Maccabiah, Central District, Israel
"Kathy received 1,200 children evacuated from the south and the north at the Kfar Maccabiah hotel."
Kfar Aza, Southern District, Israel
"like Shailis father, who died while fighting the terrorists in the Kfar Aza kibbutz."
Argentina
"Coming from Argentina, where we live in a state of permanent uncertainty, I have never seen so many people make exactly the same perplexed face when faced with a question."

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