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Did Elizabeth Banks Just Quote the Talmud?

JL;DR SUMMARY Elizabeth Banks has been inspired by the wisdom of bar and bat mitzvah celebrations, sharing insights gained from these events with her followers. 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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TalmudSocial MediaJewish TeachingsJewish WisdomBar/Bat MitzvahElizabeth BanksS.H. PayerRosh Hashanah 25bTeen WisdomIntergenerational Learning

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"the weekend after the killing of Renee Good in the streets of Minneapolis, Banks took to social media to share more quotes she heard at a bar mitzvah ceremony."
United States
"particularly challenging moment in America, writing in the caption of her post,"

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