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1,500 guests. Kosher food. The setting for this grand Jewish wedding? Abu Dhabi

JL;DR SUMMARY The wedding of UAE Chief Rabbi Levi Duchman and Lea Hadad in Abu Dhabi marks a significant milestone for Jewish visibility in the Arabian Gulf, coinciding with the second anniversary of the Abraham Accords. 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 CommunityAbraham AccordsChabadKosher RestaurantsJewish LifeUaeAbu DhabiJewish EventsRabbi Levi DuchmanEmirati Royals

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
"About 1,500 guests are expected to participate in the wedding of Rabbi Levi Duchman and Lea Hadad, the daughter of Rabbi Menachem Hadad, the Chabad chief rabbi in Brussels, at the Hilton Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, the Emirati capital, according to the organizers."
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
"But the Jewish presence in the region has been growing in the UAE for decades, mainly in Dubai its largest city with more Jews doing business and moving there."
Brussels, Belgium
"About 1,500 guests are expected to participate in the wedding of Rabbi Levi Duchman and Lea Hadad, the daughter of Rabbi Menachem Hadad, the Chabad chief rabbi in Brussels, at the Hilton Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, the Emirati capital, according to the organizers."

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