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The end of the war in Gaza is bringing tears of joy — and sorrow. How can we handle it all?

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Elie Kaunfer reflects on the emotional complexities following the anticipated end of the war in Gaza and the return of hostages. 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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GazaPurimHostagesEmotionsHanukkahEthical BehaviorRabbi Elie KaunferRabbi Yom Tov Lippman Heller

Places mentioned

Israel
"But if I am honest, my tears were not only of happiness. I also cried for so much that was lost, for so much pain and suffering, for so many killed in Israel and then in Gaza,"
Palestinian Territories
"But if I am honest, my tears were not only of happiness. I also cried for so much that was lost, for so much pain and suffering, for so many killed in Israel and then in Gaza,"
Vienna, Austria
"was the chief rabbi of Vienna, and later Prague."
Prague, Prague, Hlavní mešto, Czechia
"was the chief rabbi of Vienna, and later Prague."

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