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Jerry Greenfield - the Poster Child of the American Jew

JL;DR SUMMARY The article critiques Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, for prioritizing secular social justice values over traditional Jewish values, which it argues has led many Jews to abandon their faith. 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 IdentityAmerican JewryPalestinian ConflictSocial JusticeJewish ValuesBiblical ValuesUnileverBen & Jerry'sJerry Greenfield

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Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"They have also been at the forefront of supporting Palestinians in Israels war with Hamas in Gaza."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Declaring themselves Jewish by embracing social justice (in this case for Palestinians in Gaza, Judea, and Samaria) does not make them any more Jewish than embracing a particular sport."
United States
"For more than 20 years under their ownership, Ben & Jerrys stood up and spoke out in support of peace, justice and human rights, not as abstract concepts, but in relation to real events happening in our world.(At) a time when our countrys current administration is attacking civil rights, voting rights, the rights of immigrants, women and the LGBTQ community."

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