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Taboonia, a new Israeli Druze restaurant in NYC, is run by a Nova music festival survivor

JL;DR SUMMARY Raif Rashed, a Druze from northern Israel and survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre, has opened Taboonia, a Druze restaurant, in New York City. 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 CommunityNew York CityCommunity SupportResilienceKosher CertificationHamas AttackNova Music FestivalCultural FusionDruze CuisineIsraeli Druze Relations

Places mentioned

Usfiya, Haifa District, Israel
"Raif Rashed, a Druze from the village of Usfiya in northern Israel."
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
"moved to Hackensack, New Jersey, in 2019 to take a job at an Israeli manufacturing company."
East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
"selling Druze food and coffee at the New Meadowlands Market at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey"
New York City, New York, United States
"Opening a kosher restaurant in New York City wasnt always in the cards"
Lebanon
"across communities in Syria, Lebanon and Israel."

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