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Passover retreats don’t have to be a spiritual and communal exodus

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Yosie Levine reflects on the growing trend of Passover retreats, where many Jewish families choose to spend the holiday in vacation-like settings instead of the traditional home Seder. 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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FamilyPassoverJewish CommunityTraditionTorah StudyCharitySpiritualitySederSocial ConnectionRetreats

Places mentioned

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
"PHOENIX, Arizona On one particularly sleepy Passover morning a few years back, one of my kids turned to me and said, Abba, where is everybody?"
New York, United States
"Looking out at the empty pews, I said, Not in Manhattan. In my Orthodox congregation on the Upper West Side, the overwhelming majority of our members typically observe Passover somewhere other than New York City."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Passover is one of the Torahs three pilgrimage holidays; in Temple times, Jews would flock to Jerusalem."
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
"Long before Cancun or Barcelona became popular hubs for Passover hotels, the Talmud had already created a category for those spending the holiday on the road."
Barcelona, Spain
"Long before Cancun or Barcelona became popular hubs for Passover hotels, the Talmud had already created a category for those spending the holiday on the road."

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