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The Word That Diaspora Jews Are Afraid to Claim

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Steven Abraham discusses the hesitancy among American Jews to identify as Zionists, despite 88% affirming the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state. 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 IdentityZionismAmerican JewsCultural IdentityJewish Self DeterminationPublic DiscourseMoral ClarityTheological ReflectionJewish Particularism

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States
"This is a guest essay by Rabbi Steven Abraham, the rabbi at Beth El Synagogue in Omaha, Nebraska."
Israel
"According to the survey, 88 percent of American Jews believe that Israel has the right to exist as a Jewish, democratic state, yet only 37 percent identify as Zionist."

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