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Jews and the Dilemmas of Social Justice

JL;DR SUMMARY The concept of social justice is fundamentally rooted in Jewish tradition, emphasizing communal welfare and human dignity. 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 TraditionHistoryJewish IdentityZionismDiasporaSocial JusticeIntersectionalityCivil Rights

Places mentioned

Chicago, Illinois, United States
"In 2017, marchers carrying Jewish Pride flags were expelled from the Chicago Dyke March."
California, United States
"Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected official in California."
New York City, New York, United States
"As Kylie Unell, a doctoral student at New York University and the freshest voice in this issue, rightly says, it is for each person to discover what God intends for us, as long as we are alive to help shape the world for the better."
Gauteng, South Africa
"Look elsewhere in the worldLon Blum in France, Rosa Luxemburg in Germany, Nadine Gordimer in South Africaand similar patterns emerge."
Berlin, Germany
"Look elsewhere in the worldLon Blum in France, Rosa Luxemburg in Germany, Nadine Gordimer in South Africaand similar patterns emerge."
Île-de-France, France
"Look elsewhere in the worldLon Blum in France, Rosa Luxemburg in Germany, Nadine Gordimer in South Africaand similar patterns emerge."

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