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This American rabbi fights Jewish stereotypes via China’s version of TikTok

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Matt Trusch, who has spent a significant portion of his life in China, has been posting videos on Douyin (China's TikTok) in an effort to connect with the Chinese audience and share Jewish culture and wisdom. 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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