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Prison's Great Kosher Debate Hits ‘Orange Is the New Black’

JL;DR SUMMARY Season 3, episode 9 of "Orange Is the New Black" features a humorous yet thought-provoking exploration of who qualifies for kosher meals in prison, highlighting issues of cultural versus religious Jewish identity. 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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IdentityKosherDiversityReligious PracticeRacial BiasCultural JudaismPrisonMedia PortrayalOitnb

Places mentioned

Litchfield, New York, United States
"In this scene, the rabbi is addressing one of the many prisoners at Litchfield who have decided to identify as Jewish as a ploy to get tasty kosher meals."

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