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The opposite of helplessness

JL;DR SUMMARY In the aftermath of a terror attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, congregant Erika Bocknek emphasizes the community's response has been one of profound connection rather than helplessness. 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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RelationshipsSupportCommunityTraumaResilienceTemple IsraelUnityTerrorJewish StrengthWest Bloomfield

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West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States
"I am a congregant at Temple Israel, the synagogue in West Bloomfield, Mich., targeted in a terror attack last month."

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