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Kaddish in the Bomb Shelter

JL;DR SUMMARY Ruth Ebenstein shares her poignant experience of reciting the Mourner's Kaddish for her father's first yahrzeit amidst an ongoing missile attack in Southern Jerusalem. 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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FamilyTraditionCommunityResiliencePeaceYahrzeitKaddishBomb ShelterSouthern Jerusalem

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"Recite the Mourners Kaddish at the 6 a.m. minyan at the Orthodox shul three minutes from my apartment in Southern Jerusalem, where Id been warmly embraced as a kaddish-reciter."
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
"of Ruth, a teacher of English and math from Duluth, Minnesota, who had wed Adolph later in life."
Vienna, Austria
"Sam Ebenstein, the only child of Adolph, who fled Vienna the night before the Nazis came to get him,"
Iran
"That was Day Three of Iran 2.0."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Our eyes are trained on Tehran and Tel Aviv, all the people who have no shelters."

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