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Opinion | The Tyranny of Unity

JL;DR SUMMARY Marshall Breger explores the complexities of Jewish unity in the context of recent events following October 7, questioning whether increased support for Israel and Jewish communal activities signifies true unity or simply identification with the Jewish community. 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 IdentityZionismJewish OrganizationsFranz RosenzweigJewish UnityOctober 7DissentInclusivityYoung Jews

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Israel
"Editor and columnist David Suissa has suggested that the weakness Israel showed on October 7 has led to a shared menace and that if this doesnt unite Jews, nothing will."
New York, United States
"Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York, who used to run the Association of Reform Zionists of America, has lamented that Reform teachings about tikkun olam, repairing the world, have led Jewish youth to join post-October 7 college encampments."

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