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I was a villain on 'Love is Blind.' The antisemitic backlash brought me back to Judaism

JL;DR SUMMARY Leo Braudy, known from Netflix's "Love is Blind," shares his journey of facing antisemitic backlash after appearing on the show and how it led him back to Judaism. 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 IdentityChabadJewish PrideReality TvLove Is BlindRabbi Shais TaubLeo BraudyDigital Shabbat

Places mentioned

Queens, New York, United States
"I was spiraling, until Rabbi Shais invited me to visit the Ohel the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, in Queens, New York."
United Kingdom
"Sam Klein described the nonstop antisemitic comments he received after his appearance on Love in Blind UK season one."

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