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When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride. I see pluralism in action.

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Joshua Ladon reflects on how his children's Hanukkah decorations symbolize the evolving nature of Jewish religious expression and the importance of pluralism in public life. 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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DemocracyJewish CustomsTraditionAmerican JudaismAssimilationHanukkahReligious ExpressionPluralismPublic LifeCultural Adaptation

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"In moments like the shooting in Sydney, which targeted Jews publicly practicing Hanukkah, we see the deadly consequences of a world that struggles to tolerate visible religious difference."

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