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Haftarat Parshat Behar-Bechukotai: Being worthy of the gift

JL;DR SUMMARY As Yom Yerushalayim approaches, Rabbi Kenneth Brander reflects on the significance of the haftarah for Parshat Behar-Bechukotai, which beautifully juxtaposes the celebration of Jerusalem's return to Jewish sovereignty with the Prophet Yirmiyahu's warning that such gifts are contingent on moral behavior. 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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JerusalemHaftarahRabbi AkivaJewish SovereigntyYom YerushalayimYirmiyahuRabbi Kenneth BranderOhr Torah StoneParshat Behar BechukotaiMoral Behavior

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Jerusalem, Israel
"Thousands of young people make their way to Jerusalem for a Shabbat of daglanut, gathering and dancing with Israeli flags as they enter the Old City to celebrate its return to Jewish sovereignty."

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