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The cheesy way to do teshuvah

JL;DR SUMMARY "The Big Cheese," a documentary by Sara Joe Wolansky, showcases the quirky and meaningful journey of Adam Moskowitz, a third-generation cheese importer. 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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TeshuvahDocumentaryRedemptionShavuotAdam MoskowitzThe Big CheeseCheese ImportingAmerican CheeseMondial Du FromageCheesemongers

Places mentioned

Queens, New York, United States
"You might mistake his bootcamp in Queens as a joke, but hes not kidding."
France
"to compete at the Mondial du Fromage in France the Olympics of cheesemongers."
Tribeca, New York, United States
"by his immigrant grandfather, Ben, who started in the business as a kid with a pushcart in Washington Market in Tribeca and became one of the first Americans to import now familiar cheeses from abroad."

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