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Shivim Panim: A Column on Ethics

JL;DR SUMMARY Shivim Panim, part of the Sapir Journal, explores how Jewish wisdom applies to ethical dilemmas in communal life by featuring debates between Jewish thinkers. 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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LeadershipTalmudJewish LawGender IdentityShulchan AruchCommunity ResponsibilityEthicsDue ProcessMetooWhisper Networks

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"When I was in eighth grade at Akiba Hebrew Academy (now Barrack Academy) in Philadelphia, my teacher brought in a Baptist preacher who said to us, in a kindly and sorrowful manner: Boys and girls, you seem nice enough, but you are all going to hell."

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