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Passover in a Time of Inhumanity and Destruction

JL;DR SUMMARY Peter Beinart interviews Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, exploring the dichotomy between Judaism and Israeli politics as Passover approaches. 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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PassoverJewish IdentitySlaveryIsraeli PoliticsEthicsReligious CriticismMoral Leadership

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"after he wrote critically about Israels treatment of Palestinians."
Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
"He was born in Hannover, Germany, the son of a rabbi."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"about what Israel was doing in Gaza and in the West Bank to Palestinians."
Palestinian Territories
"what Israel was doing in Gaza and in the West Bank to Palestinians."
United States
"many Jews are struggling to reconcile our Jewishness with opposition to Israels actions."

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