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Eight Chanukah Sparks   

JL;DR SUMMARY Cindy Scarr's article "Eight Chanukah Sparks" delves into various profound themes and stories that can be reflected upon during each night of Chanukah. 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 HistoryHolocaustTeshuvahSpiritualityJewish ContinuityFaithChanukahMiraclesJewish ResilienceStruggles

Places mentioned

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
"It was Erev Shabbos, Zos Chanukah, December 31, 1932, in Kiel, Germany."
Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
"But more than 80 years later, Rebbetzin Rochels grandson Yehudah Mansbach lives in Haifa."
Ramat Beit Shemesh, Central District, Israel
"Rabbi Yehoshua Frankenhuis is the rav of Kehillas Bnei Aliyah in Ramat Beit Shemesh."

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