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How to Be a Jew ... Like Olympian AJ Edelman

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JL;DR SUMMARY AJ Edelman, the first Orthodox Jew to compete in the Winter Olympics, discusses his journey as an athlete, the challenges faced by Jewish athletes, and his mission to promote Jewish involvement in sports. 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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ZionismOrthodox JewJewish AthletesOlympic GamesWinter OlympicsAj EdelmanIsraeli Bobsled TeamSports BarriersIsrael RepresentationSkeleton Sport

Places mentioned

California, United States
"Look at these. Thousands of people from different backgrounds, just all doing the same thing. Like and I sat with that in wonder for a moment, just how incredible that is that everybody woke up yesterday morning and made an effort to schlep out to this little mountain in the middle of nowhere, California, and do this one thing."
New York, United States
"It was some quest Torah and I was preparing. Um, I was preparing to go to Lake Placid to start my season the week after really three days after October 7th. So I was planning to go up to Lake Placid and we heard about the attacks. I was walking with my brother, Alex in New York."
Lake Placid, New York, United States
"I was preparing to go to Lake Placid to start my season the week after really three days after October 7th."
Israel
"You are doing so much for our Jewish community. I, I'm truly moved."

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