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7/19/25 – Shiur 521 – Jew vs. Jew: The Housing Fight Tearing Rockland Apart

JL;DR SUMMARY The episode delves into the complex situation in Rockland County where the Hasidic Skver community is allegedly purchasing properties to prevent non-community members from moving nearby. 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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Tags

Jewish LawReal EstateHalachaCultural PreservationRockland CountyIsolationismEthicsProperty RightsSkver CommunityCommunal Tensions

Places mentioned

New Hempstead, New York, United States
"Joining us from New Hempstead, New York, is Rabbi Shleimer Perlstein."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us."
Muncie, New York, United States
"Joining us from Muncie, New York, I'm adjacent to the new square is Rabbi Elie Moskowitz."
Borough Park, New York, United States
"Joining us from Borough Park is Rev. Zalman Grouse."
Spring Valley, New York, United States
"But they say the objective of Skler is to be secluded, and for anybody moving within a mile of Skler is really undoing the purpose of their shekel, of their village."
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