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The antisemitic attacks are painful. The silence from our trusted partners is excruciating.

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Asher Knight expresses profound disappointment and distress over the lack of response from allies and community leaders to a surge in antisemitic attacks, including a firebombing in Boulder and other violent incidents across the U.S. Despite Jewish communities historically standing publicly in solidarity with causes such as racial justice and LGBTQ+ rights, many of their partners have remained silent in the wake of recent violence explicitly targeting Jews. 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 CommunityJusticeFree PalestineViolenceInterfaith RelationsSilenceSolidarityPublic ResponsePartners

Places mentioned

Boulder, Colorado, United States
"Some of my cousins children attend school in Boulder."
Pennsylvania, United States
"In just the last 50 days: arson at the Pennsylvania governors residence;"
Washington DC, United States
"two murdered outside a Jewish event in Washington, D.C."
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
"build a more just Charlotte."

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