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Will laying tefillin make a difference? A rabbi responds to his cousin’s murder in Australia attack

JL;DR SUMMARY The article reflects on the aftermath of a tragic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach, where 15 people were killed during a Chanukah event organized by Chabad of Bondi, including Rabbi Eli Schlanger. 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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ChabadTerrorist AttackMitzvahHanukkahFaithTefillinJewish ResponseBondi BeachRabbi Eli SchlangerZalman Lewis

Places mentioned

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"Fifteen people dead, about 40 wounded, hundreds under fire on the beach where the Chabad of Bondi, near Sydney, held its Chanukah by the Sea event."
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
"His death was confirmed by his cousin, Rabbi Zalman Lewis of Brighton, England."
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
"My own Reconstructionist rabbi in Duluth, Minnesota, said essentially the same thing."

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