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In Charlie Kirk, Orthodox Jews found a champion — and a wedge

JL;DR SUMMARY Charlie Kirk, a divisive conservative figure, has been posthumously acclaimed by some within the Orthodox Jewish community, despite his controversial and, at times, antisemitic remarks. 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 CommunityOrthodox JewsIsrael AdvocacyReligious ValuesChristian Jewish RelationsAmerican ConservatismEvangelical SupportPolitical AllianceCharlie Kirk

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"A billboard of Charlie Kirk and President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv."
West Bank, Jerusalem, Israel
"Charlie Kirk holds an Israeli flag outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank."
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
"The Shabbat before Kirk died, Wolicki was a scholar-in-residence at a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Cincinnati."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"He is based in Los Angeles."

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