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The Slow Death of Jewish Self-Respect

JL;DR SUMMARY Forest Rain critiques the lack of attention given to Shavuot, a pivotal Jewish holiday commemorating the receiving of the Torah, highlighting it as a reflection of a broader disconnection from Jewish identity. 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 IdentityDiasporaTemple MountJewish UnityShavuotSelf RespectCultural Disconnection

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Jerusalem, Israel
"In ancient Israel, Shavuot was one of the three pilgrimage holidays where everyone would bring the first fruits of their harvest to Beit Hamikdash, the Temple that stood on the Temple Mount in the heart of Jerusalem."

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