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How a teen found a Jewish community he could call his own

JL;DR SUMMARY Isaiah Davidson recounts his journey to find a Jewish community after moving away from his childhood connections. 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 CommunityReform JudaismReligious IdentityActivismSecular JewsCultural JudaismFellowship ProgramsTeenage ExperienceRabbi's ChildTeen Leadership

Places mentioned

Cleveland, Georgia, United States
"Members of the Union for Reform Judaisms 2024 Collab participate in a nighttime candlelight activity, at URJ Camp Colemanin Cleveland, Georgia, Oct. 21, 2024."
California, United States
"A two-week summer camp in Southern California briefly gave me a sense of community between games of Mafia and gaga ball, but most of my new friends lived in different cities, and by Rosh Hashanah, the Whatsapp groups had gone dead silent."
Israel
"Halfway through 8th grade, there was a chance to rekindle old friendships with my former elementary school class on a two week-trip to Israel."

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