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You need a non-Jewish neighbor to perform this Passover ritual. Thank heavens.

JL;DR SUMMARY Ethan Schwartz recounts the experience of his wife, Rabbanit Leah Sarna, facilitating the sale of hametz at their community in suburban Philadelphia, highlighting how the presence of non-Jewish neighbors is essential for this Passover ritual. 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 TraditionPassoverJewish Christian RelationsHametzInterfaithRabbanit Leah SarnaVillanova UniversitySuburban PhiladelphiaNon Jewish NeighborReligious Partnership

Places mentioned

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"The reason wed moved to Philadelphia and joined this synagogue two years earlier was for my job as a professor of biblical studies at Villanova University, a Catholic university nearby."
Bronx, New York, United States
"Rabbi Mordechai Willig, left, the longtime leader of Young Israel of Riverdale in the Bronx, executes the 2015 sale of hametz to John J. Brown, a local real estate agent, right."
Ferrara, Italy
"Massimo recorded a short video for the synagogues WhatsApp group in which he shared that his participation was especially meaningful as a native of Ferrara, an Italian city with a rich Jewish history."

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