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Did the spirit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe swing the World Series for the Dodgers?

JL;DR SUMMARY As the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched an unexpected World Series victory over the Yankees, a unique narrative emerged linking the win to a visit by Reuven Kasten, son of Dodgers team president, to the grave of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. 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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ChabadPrayerJewish MysticismLubavitcher RebbeOhelBaseballWorld SeriesNumerologyDodgersNew York Yankees

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"A few hours later and about 15 miles away, Kastens Dodgers were hoisting a trophy at Yankee Stadium."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"As the Los Angeles Dodgers mounted an improbable, at-times bewildering comeback against the Yankees in Wednesdays Game 5, sealing World Series victory over their famous rivals, Fox broadcaster Joe Davis wondered aloud whether the baseball gods were tilting the scales."
Queens, New York, United States
"So it makes sense that Schneersons grave, known as the Ohel, is among the holiest and most trafficked sites in Chabad tradition."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"So Frank, who runs an art gallery in Brooklyn, collected about 10 from the Ohels visitor center and spirited them up to the Bronx."

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