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The Bibas family embodied our hope and despair. Where do we turn when hope is dashed?

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Sharon Litwin reflects on the emotional and spiritual challenges faced by her community in the wake of the Bibas family's tragic story. 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 IdentityCommunityHopeJewish ResilienceSynagogue EducationBibas FamilyDespairHamas AbductionsPrayer For Hostages

Places mentioned

Israel
"On the morning of Oct. 8, 2023, I quickly made a Google slide presentation with songs for Israel."
New Jersey, United States
"but I knew that the 400 students at our northern New Jersey synagogues religious school were going to show up in an hour"

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