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On the Honest Work of Becoming

JL;DR SUMMARY Rivka Bennun Kay explores the Jewish tradition of wishing one to live until 120 years, drawing from both the Torah's mention of human mortality and the life of Moshe Rabbeinu. 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 TraditionHigh HolidaysSelf ImprovementTorah StudyPersonal GrowthJewish PeopleRav KookMoshe RabbeinuSpiritual DevelopmentPiaseczna Rebbe

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"Moshe Rabbeinu imagined an upcoming year whereby the Jewish People would enter the Land of Israel."
Israel
"And in our current time period, in the aftermath of October 7, what is our national vision of the upcoming year?"

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