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The Summer Americans Did Nothing

JL;DR SUMMARY Reflecting on the 1967 Summer of Love, this article contrasts the era's hippie counterculture with the disciplined life proposed by Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein. 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 PhilosophyHalachaFreedomRabbi Aharon Lichtenstein1960sPsychedelicsCountercultureSummer Of LoveHippie MovementTimothy Leary

Places mentioned

San Francisco, California, United States
"The American mainland was divided into two countries for the better part of 1967: San Franciscos Haight-Ashbury district and everywhere else."
New York, United States
"There was the Summer of No Plans in New York Between School and Camp, the Winter Break of No Plans in Florida, the Summer of COVID, the Winter Break of COVID, and the list goes on (you get the idea)."
Florida, United States
"There was the Summer of No Plans in New York Between School and Camp, the Winter Break of No Plans in Florida, the Summer of COVID, the Winter Break of COVID, and the list goes on (you get the idea)."
California, United States
"In Northern California, the hippies were determined to build a utopia where peace, love, and humanity flourished, unencumbered by the worlds harsh conditions."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Before, she spent two years studying Gemara, Halacha, Tanakh, and Jewish Philosophy at MMY in Jerusalem."

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