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Summarizing Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · Published Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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JL;DR SUMMARY Amidst the trauma of ongoing conflict escalated by recent Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets, the article reflects on how Purim is being observed in Israel under such harsh conditions. 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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Family  Gratitude  Iran  Purim  Community  Trauma  Resilience  Faith 

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The first penetration that succeeded in breaching Israels aerial defenses and caused casualties was in Tel Aviv, a direct hit on an old residential building and lots of collateral damage, in an area with public shelters in the absence of the more modern apartment safe rooms."
Beit Shemesh, Central District, Israel
"And in the greatest tragedy of the war so far, a ballistic missile with an enormous warhead made a direct hit on a shul and shelter on Yehuda HaMaccabi Street in the old part of Beit Shemesh, leaving at least nine dead, dozens injured, and an entire town reeling."
Givat Shmuel, Southern District, Israel
"Yossi Moskowitz, who lives in Givat Shmuel outside Bnei Brak, isnt alone when he says that despite the upended plans, the constant air-raid sirens and the impending danger, there is a feeling of gratitude when looking at the greater scheme of things"
Bnei Brak, Central District, Israel
"Yossi Moskowitz, who lives in Givat Shmuel outside Bnei Brak, isnt alone when he says that despite the upended plans, the constant air-raid sirens and the impending danger, there is a feeling of gratitude when looking at the greater scheme of things"
Petach Tikvah, Central District, Israel
"Sara Nachshoni, who lives in Petach Tikvah, which suffered a direct hit both this week and last summer, says the war has forced the public to distill the inner essence of the holiday, while giving up the external and often elaborate and unnecessary wrapping."

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