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Shabbat for Protestants

JL;DR SUMMARY In Southlake, Texas, Gateway Christian Church's October Shabbat gathering exemplifies a broader trend among evangelical Christians adopting Jewish practices. 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 TraditionsShabbatTheologyChristianityCultural ExchangeEvangelicalProtestantismGreg StoneJewish Ministry

Places mentioned

Southlake, Texas, United States
"Just outside Dallas, kippot outnumbered cowboy hats on the evening of Oct. 4 at Gateway Christian Church in Southlake, Texas."
Flower Mound, Texas, United States
"The Kneislers then invited viewers to join Shabbat Date for three days and two nights at Twin Coves Park in Flower Mount, Texas."
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
"Matthew Taylor is a senior scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies in Baltimore."

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