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Did the weekly Torah portion predict the winner of the Super Bowl?

JL;DR SUMMARY In a curious intersection of religion and sports, Benyamin Cohen's article explores how the Torah portion read during Super Bowl weekend seemed to foretell the Philadelphia Eagles' victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, playing on the symbolism that the Torah portion featured a reference to 'eagles' wings. 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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American JudaismTorah PortionSuper BowlFaith And SpiritualityPhiladelphia EaglesCommunity UnityCultural RitualsIntersection Of Religion And SportsSymbolism In SportsUnity And Celebration

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"In Philadelphia, where sports and superstition intertwine like the leather laces of a football, the faithful were already looking ahead to the upcoming Torah portion."

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