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How Dare You Steal Our Song

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Natan Slifkin reflects on maintaining resilience in the face of adversity, particularly citing the significance of the song "Am HaNetzach Lo Mefached MiDerech Arucha," which inspires courage through difficult journeys. 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 HistoryCharedi CommunityIdfResilienceMilitary ServiceJewish UnityNatan SlifkinRav Yehoshua WeitzmanAm Hanetzach Lo Mefached Miderech AruchaYeshivat Hesder Maalot

Places mentioned

Maalot, Northern District, Israel
"Rav Weitzmans yeshivah has produced thousands of IDF soldiers over the past fifty years. I am of course immensely proud that my son has become a combat soldier in the Givati Brigade, along with 36 friends from his shiur in Maalot."
Egypt
"Weve survived the Egyptians, the Amalekites, the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Crusaders, the Nazis."
Iraq
"Weve survived the Egyptians, the Amalekites, the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Crusaders, the Nazis."
Iran
"Weve survived the Egyptians, the Amalekites, the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Crusaders, the Nazis."
Greece
"Weve survived the Egyptians, the Amalekites, the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Crusaders, the Nazis."
Italy
"Weve survived the Egyptians, the Amalekites, the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Crusaders, the Nazis."
Germany
"Weve survived the Egyptians, the Amalekites, the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Crusaders, the Nazis."

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