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The answer to antisemitism is more Judaism.

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Steven Abraham reflects on the lessons following a violent attack on Temple Israel in Michigan, urging that Judaism's response to antisemitism be one of increased visibility and pride, rather than retreat. 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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MishkanJewish IdentityCommunityFearRav KookSecurityJewish ResilienceRabbi Steven Abraham

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States
"A gift of any amount helps keep our platform free of advertising and accessible to all. Subscribe nowGive a gift subscriptionMake a one-time contribution This is a guest essay by Rabbi Steven Abraham, the rabbi at Beth El Synagogue in Omaha, Nebraska."
N/A, Michigan, United States
"ShareWhen I learned what happened at Temple Israel in Michigan last Thursday a man driving a truck loaded with explosives through the front doors of a synagogue, armed with rifles, heading down the hallway toward classrooms where a hundred and forty children were learning the first thing I felt was fear."
Selma, Alabama, United States
"Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, marching in Selma, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement, with his legs and praying with his feet, did not hide."

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