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Standing up to antisemitism and uniting the Jewish People — with mezuzahs

JL;DR SUMMARY In response to rising antisemitism, the organization MyZuzah promotes the mezuzah as a symbol of Jewish identity, protection, and unity. 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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Anti Defamation LeagueJewish TraditionJewish IdentityJewish UnityMezuzahPatricia HeatonMyzuzahYaron LischinskySarah Lynn Milgrim

Places mentioned

Washington D.C., Washington DC, United States
"were murdered last month outside an American Jewish Committee event in Washington, D.C."
Boulder, Colorado, United States
"From the firebombing attack of a peaceful Jewish solidarity walk in Boulder, Colo."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"to patrons at a Barstool Sports-owned bar in Philadelphia displaying a F the Jews sign"
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"one of the few rituals embraced almost identically across Jewish communities from Tel Aviv to Toronto"
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"one of the few rituals embraced almost identically across Jewish communities from Tel Aviv to Toronto"
Buenos Aires, Argentina
"one of the few rituals embraced almost identically across Jewish communities from Tel Aviv to Toronto, Buenos Aires to Brooklyn."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"one of the few rituals embraced almost identically across Jewish communities from Tel Aviv to Toronto, Buenos Aires to Brooklyn."

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