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Why Siskel & Ebert were the Talmudic scholars of their day

JL;DR SUMMARY Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, renowned film critics, are likened to Talmudic scholars Hillel and Shammai by Rabbi Herbert J. Cohen. 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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Life LessonsJewish WisdomCinemaFilm CriticismTalmudic DebateIntellectual DialogueHillel And ShammaiGene SiskelRoger EbertRespectful Disagreement

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"Film critics Gene Siskel, left, and Roger Ebert at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia."
Mt. Vernon, New York, United States
"I remember growing up in the small town of Mt. Vernon, New York, and going to the movies after attending synagogue on Shabbat morning."

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