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What Happened When Jewish Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman Tried to Bring Matzah to Space

JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman's attempt to bring matzah to space during his 1985 mission was thwarted by NASA's food coordinator due to concerns about crumbs in zero gravity. 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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PassoverDreidelNasaMezuzahMatzahIlan RamonJewish AstronautsJeffrey HoffmanSpace MissionsJessica Meir

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"silver dreidel made in Jerusalem that he spun for Houston and all to see"
Houston, Texas, United States
"dreidel made in Jerusalem that he spun for Houston and all to see"
Israel
"he has shared pictures of Israel from space"

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