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Jewish New York deserves a parade as diverse as its communities

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Jill Jacobs critiques the Israel Day Parade in New York for overly focusing on support for Israel and not reflecting the full spectrum of Jewish life in the city. 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 IdentityJewish HeritageInclusionNew York Jewish CommunityJewish DiversityCommunity CelebrationCultural ExpressionsIsrael Day ParadeTradition And ModernityPolitical Plurality

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New York, United States
"Rather than unite New York Jews, it doubles down on the most politicized and contentious issue dividing Jewish communities."
Israel
"At a moment when many Jewish New Yorkers are worried about the safety of family and friends in Israel, and in a moment of increased antisemitic violence and anti-Israel sentiment, Jewish organizations may feel the need to double down."
Palestinian Territories
"At a moment when the current Israeli government is overseeing a wave of settler violence and displacement of Palestinian communities in the West Bank, the continued devastation in Gaza, anti-democratic legislation inside of Israel and the wholesale abandonment of any diplomatic pursuit of peace, many Jewish New Yorkers don’t feel comfortable waving Israeli flags without also expressing their opinion about the country’s direction — in most cases, opinions that would be common on the streets of Tel Aviv."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"— in most cases, opinions that would be common on the streets of Tel Aviv."

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