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Know Thy Enemy

JL;DR SUMMARY Elana Stein Hain and Christine Hayes engage with Bereshit Rabbah to explore how Jews have historically perceived themselves and their enemies in times of conflict. 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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Tags

Jewish IdentityIsrael Hamas ConflictMilitary EthicsMoral AmbiguitySelf PerceptionBereshit RabbahMaccabean VictoryAnimal MetaphorsMidrash InterpretationHistorical Precedent

Places mentioned

Israel
"Now that we're experiencing another major moment of Jewish military might in real time, and thank God for the ceasefire in Lebanon, let's hope it holds."
Jerusalem, Israel
"After all, the Romans had, destroyed Jerusalem, had actually built a temple on the site of the Jerusalem temple."
Lebanon
"Now that we're experiencing another major moment of Jewish military might in real time, and thank God for the ceasefire in Lebanon, let's hope it holds."
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