The “Anything But Apathy” Edition

JL;DR SUMMARY Miriam Herschlag, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, and Noah Efron discuss various important topics in the Jewish community, including the dilemma of ultra-Orthodox schools remaining open against regulations in Israel, the complexities of identity and belonging in modern Israel, and the potential impact of consumer products on peace efforts between Israelis and Palestinians. 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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