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The Jewish question has changed, again.

JL;DR SUMMARY Adam Hummel revisits Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik's 1956 speech, "Kol Dodi Dofek," reflecting on the "six knocks" that symbolized transformative events for Israel and the Jewish people. 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 HistoryJewish IdentityZionismDiasporaJewish ContinuityJewish YouthGlobal PoliticsJoseph SoloveitchikCommunity Building

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"This is a guest essay by Adam Hummel, a lawyer in Toronto."
Israel
"This week we celebrated Yom Haatzmaut, the State of Israels 78 years of independence, and the 70th anniversary of the rabbis speech."
United Kingdom
"British and Australian and South African Jewish institutions are preparing for worse."
New York, United States
"It is the reason we can live as Jews in Toronto and New York and London and Melbourne with a confidence no previous diaspora generation enjoyed."
France
"French Jewish communities have been emptying for a decade."
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"It is the reason we can live as Jews in Toronto and New York and London and Melbourne with a confidence no previous diaspora generation enjoyed."
South Africa
"British and Australian and South African Jewish institutions are preparing for worse."
London, United Kingdom
"It is the reason we can live as Jews in Toronto and New York and London and Melbourne with a confidence no previous diaspora generation enjoyed."

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