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The Most Tragically Beautiful Book I’ve Ever Read

JL;DR SUMMARY Adam Hummel's guest essay reflects on "When We See You Again," a profound book by Rachel Goldberg-Polin, exploring her grief over her son Hersh's tragic death during his captivity by Hamas. 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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Rabbi Jonathan SacksJewish TraditionHamasRabbi Joseph SoloveitchikRachel Goldberg PolinMourningGriefHersh Goldberg PolinSufferingRemembrance

Places mentioned

Israel
"Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal comforting Rachel Goldberg-Polin at the funeral of her son Hersh in September 2024"
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"This is a guest essay by Adam Hummel, a lawyer in Toronto."
Rafah, Palestinian Territories
"He was murdered in Hamas captivity in late August 2024, in a tunnel beneath Rafah, alongside five other hostages"

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