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'Tikkun Olam' is a weapon against Jews.

JL;DR SUMMARY Ella Ben Emanuel explores the complex role of "Tikkun Olam" (repairing the world) amid the persistent antisemitism faced by Jews globally, particularly in the context of Israel. 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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Secular JudaismJewish IdentityOrthodox JudaismCommunity ResponsibilityMisinformationTikkun OlamSocial ActivismHistorical Narratives

Places mentioned

Israel
"After all, Im here in Israel."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"The lies about genocide and apartheid in Gaza and Israel, respectively, are (albeit shocking) mere ghosts of blood libels past."
Sicily, Italy
"Recently, a close friend traveling to Sicily with her daughters asked me, "What country should I say Im from when people ask?""
Sderot, Southern District, Israel
"A few months earlier, our school principal had taken the teachers on a trip to the South to Sderot, Ofakim, the Nova music festival site, and the stretch of highway now known as The Road of Death."
Ofakim, Southern District, Israel
"A few months earlier, our school principal had taken the teachers on a trip to the South to Sderot, Ofakim, the Nova music festival site, and the stretch of highway now known as The Road of Death."
Shefayim, Southern District, Israel
"MASHAV (Israels Agency for International Development Cooperation), established in 1958 on Shefayim, a kibbutz in central Israel."

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