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The Bat Man, Part II

JL;DR SUMMARY Natan Slifkin humorously revisits a previous misunderstanding involving his translation of the term 'retzifi' in Perek Shirah, leading to a mystical 'bat curse' solution story publicized by a kollel. 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 TextsRationalismMysticismTranslationMidrashArtscrollPerek ShirahNatan SlifkinNon Rationalism

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United States
"FYI: I have availability as scholar-in-residence in the US for Shabbos of September 5th and October 24th."

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