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This Rosh Hashanah, give your rabbi a break

JL;DR SUMMARY As the Jewish community faces the complexities of the High Holidays amid the Israeli-Gaza conflict, Jay Michaelson urges congregants to "give their rabbis a break." 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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High HolidaysCommunityJewish ValuesIsrael Gaza ConflictRabbisPolitical DivisionSpiritual LeadershipShalom BayitSavlanutShmirat Halashon

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Palestinian Territories
"But Israels war in Gaza has made this period not just more stressful, but downright dreadful"
Israel
"As Ive written about many times, Israels military campaign in Gaza raises a host of moral, communal and ethical issues."

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