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In the ashes of the governor’s mansion, clues to a mystery about Josh Shapiro’s Passover Seder

JL;DR SUMMARY Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro stands at the center of a curious mystery after a fire in his mansion revealed burnt remnants of a Haggadah featuring "Hatikvah," the Israeli national anthem. 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 IdentityIsraeli PoliticsHostages And Missing Families ForumIsraeli National AnthemHatikvahPennsylvania GovernorHaggadahPassover SederJosh ShapiroFeast Of Freedom

Places mentioned

Pennsylvania, United States
"Title: In the ashes of the governor’s mansion, clues to a mystery about Josh Shapiro’s Passover Seder"
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"And to my surprise, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia said it didnt know anyone who had attended a Shapiro Seder this year or ever before."
Jerusalem, Israel
"But Feast of Freedom concludes the way most Haggadot have for centuries: with the aspirational phrase Lshana Habaah BYerushalayim next year in Jerusalem."
Israel
"I purchased a digital copy of the Haggadah from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum to confirm."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"He is based in Los Angeles."

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