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Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza demands a new reading of the Purim story’s final chapter

JL;DR SUMMARY Michael David Lukas explores the moral complexities of the Purim story in light of recent Israeli military actions in Gaza. 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 TraditionIsraeli Palestinian ConflictDonald TrumpPurimViolenceGaza ConflictJewish PowerMoral ComplexityBook Of EstherRevenge Fantasy

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