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Third Time’s a Charm

JL;DR SUMMARY Jeremy England explores the paradox of religious freedom for Jews in America versus Israel, particularly focusing on the restrictions on Jewish prayer at the Temple Mount. 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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DiasporaTemple MountAmerican JewsFirst AmendmentExodusReligious FreedomPrayer RestrictionsJewish Exceptionalism

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New England, New Hampshire, United States
"I grew up in New England, infrequently attending a Reform temple that, like so many other 20th-century centers of Jewish community across America, was populated by unenthusiastic congregants who knew very little about what, if anything, the Torah promises."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Last spring, I took my two eldest sons to visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem."

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