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The Moment: Issue 1067

JL;DR SUMMARY Issue 1067 of "The Moment" features two stories emphasizing miraculous protection and the power of community and faith amidst challenging circumstances. 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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CommunityResilienceJewish ValuesMiracleSafetyFaithDivine ProvidenceTravelMiddle East TravelTefillat Haderech

Places mentioned

Rochester, New York, United States
"A group of boys from the Yeshiva of Rochesters 11th and 12th grades were en route to a whitewater rafting trip when they were hit by an 18-wheeler truck."
Syracuse, New York, United States
"The passengers were all taken by ambulance to a hospital in Syracuse."
New York, United States
"For Rabbi Yeruchim Silber, Agudath Israel of Americas director of New York government relations, making it home in time for his grandsons bar mitzvah was a journey that spanned five countries and nearly two full days."
Israel
"An ocean stood vast and defiant, separating mothers from children, husbands from wives, children from parents; there was simply no way out."
Egypt
"In a move whose irony laced through current affairs with an air of historical paradox, throngs began flocking from Israel  toward Egypt."
Germany
"Because the worlds leading expert in this condition, Dr. Byrnell was highly sought after, and so far, Yehudas years of effort to get the doctor to take on Jakes case had been fruitless."
Greece
"Others found exit through Jordan; yet others through Cyprus."
Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland
"Its Monday morning, at the end of May, when a three-hour flight from Israel brings us to Krakows international airport, named after Pope John Paul II."
Auschwitz, Lesser Poland, Poland
"Over 80 years after the Auschwitz-Birkenau camps began operating as an industrial murder facility, I walk those grounds same ground as part of a delegation from the Rabbinical Center of Europe, composed of hundreds of emissaries, rabbis, and representatives of distinguished communities, living proof that the Jewish spirit cannot be extinguished."

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