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How a Jewish reporter like me got addicted to Christian media

JL;DR SUMMARY Mira Fox from the Forward explores her fascination with Christian media, analyzing why it increasingly incorporates Jewish elements. 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 RitualsChristian NationalismPopular CultureChristianityCultural InfluenceMediaAuthenticityCultural PowerChristian Mystique

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United States
"More to the point, I think its essential for American Jews to understand whats happening with Christianity in the U.S."
Texas, United States
"and tallitot are popping up too. Christian Seders are everywhere. Sometimes, Christian services even have congregants dance the hora or pray in Hebrew. Queen Esther features in Texas new, religious curriculum and her story has been adapted into numerous Christian theater productions and movies."

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