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JL;DR SUMMARY Audra Berg, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Broward County, highlights the dichotomy between the unsettling global environment and the surge in Jewish engagement following the October 7 attacks. 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 CommunityJewish IdentityRelationshipsJewish FederationJewish EngagementCommunity BuildingBroward CountyAudra BergIgnite Broward

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Broward County, Florida, United States
"Here in Broward County, Fla., one of the largest Jewish communities in North America,we see it not just in attendance but in what people are asking of us: connection, meaning and a way into Jewish life."

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