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Torah study provides rare, revelatory glimpse into the Jewish wisdom tradition, offering insight and concern

JL;DR SUMMARY In a satirical take, an article critiques contemporary Jewish attitudes towards Torah values and societal actions by presenting a fictional study that humorously suggests over half of humanity is made in God's image. 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 CommunitySocial JusticeProgressive JudaismDonationsJewish TeachingsSatireTradition Vs ModernityGod's ImageCommunal Funding

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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
"Joelle Novey causes concern to leading figures within the Jewish communal world from Silver Spring, Maryland."
Egypt
"as we were strangers in the land of Egypt"

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