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On a new Israeli TV show, the secret lives of Orthodox Jewish atheists

JL;DR SUMMARY The Israeli TV show "Behasture," also known as "Ambiguity," explores the hidden lives of Orthodox Jewish atheists, often referred to as "anusim." 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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AtheismOrthodox JudaismHarediIsraeli TvCultural IdentityAnusimJewish SecularismDouble LifeHidden CommunitySecretive Behavior

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Israel
"Neomi Harari in the Israeli TV show Behasture."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"In one episode, we meet Henry who leaves his wife and child to make a new life for himself in Tel Aviv."

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