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Sarah Silverman's new Netflix special 'PortMortem' tackles Jewish grief and masturbation

JL;DR SUMMARY Sarah Silverman's latest Netflix special, 'PostMortem', uses humor to explore themes of Jewish grief and personal anecdotes following the deaths of her father and stepmother in 2023. 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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FamilyJewish TraditionNetflixSpiritualitySarah SilvermanComedyJewish GriefCultureHumorBurial Practices

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Florida, United States
"about retail, older Jewish womens affinity for leopard prints, and spending winters in Florida."

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