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From devastation to hope: The power of shared values 

JL;DR SUMMARY In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina, Nechama, a Jewish disaster relief organization, partnered with Week of Compassion, a Christian disaster ministry, to provide aid based on shared values such as tikkun olam, the Jewish principle of repairing the world. 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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Tikkun OlamHopeCommunity ServiceInterfaith CollaborationShared ValuesDisaster ReliefNechamaHurricane HeleneJewish Christian Partnership

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North Carolina, United States
"One year ago, Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina."
Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
"In Buncombe County, for instance, our joint teams spent two days working together on one womans home installing insulation, hanging ceiling drywall and carefully sanding and mudding, providing both physical restoration and renewed hope to the community."
Hanover County, Virginia, United States
"As Rev. Michael Weeks, senior pastor of Slash Christian Church in Hanover County, Va., shared."

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