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My congregant was stabbed for being Jewish. What happened the next Shabbat was incredible.

JL;DR SUMMARY A Shabbat service in Ottawa became a powerful testament to the resilience and pride of Jewish identity following an antisemitic attack. 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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Conversion To JudaismShabbat ServiceAntisemitic AttackJewish UnityAm Yisrael ChaiJewish ResilienceOttawaMagen DavidCommunity StrengthHagomel

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"Days earlier, a beloved member of our community had been stabbed in the Ottawa Kosher Loblaws for one reason only: because she is Jewish."

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