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Shabbat-observant Jews: Keep your phone on for war updates, or stay religiously offline?

JL;DR SUMMARY Hosts Avi Finegold, Yedida Eisenstat, and Matthew Leibl discuss the complexities of observing Shabbat during wartime, particularly the balancing act for observant Jews needing to stay informed during emergencies. 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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LeadershipJewish IdentityDiasporaOrthodox JewsShabbatCrisisTechnologyCommunicationReligious AdaptationIsraeli Rabbinate

Places mentioned

Auschwitz, Lesser Poland, Poland
"On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz comes an unprecedented exhibition about one of history's darkest moments."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"On now exclusively at ROM. Tickets at ROM.ca."
Tehran, Iran
"Not that Father's Day isn't serious, but Israel attacked Tehran."
Israel
"So kind of like you, somebody told me and then it's like an immediate reaction."
Minnesota, United States
"And somebody comes up to him and says did you hear what happened in Minnesota."
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
"And I know I get it, Israel is inherently less safe in many ways than Winnipeg."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"But while we're all safe here in North America, there are a lot of people who, and I know I get it, Israel is inherently less safe in many ways than Winnipeg, than Chicago, probably."
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