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The Bracha of Two Births and Two Promises

JL;DR SUMMARY Aliza Bulow explores the symbolism within Jewish rituals and narratives, notably the custom of eating eggs at the Seder as a reflection of dual births: the Jewish people's initial birth from Egypt and their ongoing cultural rebirth at Sinai. 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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PassoverJewish IdentityConversionSederExodusJewish PeoplehoodAbrahamSinaiRuth

Places mentioned

Egypt
"Ill send them to Egypt, and there your descendants will grow into who they need to be."
Israel
"In those days there was no king in Israel; every person did what was right in their own eyes."

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