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A "Fire" Sale

JL;DR SUMMARY An advertisement in Mea Shearim, a charedi neighborhood in Jerusalem, exemplifies the disconnection some ultra-Orthodox communities feel towards the ongoing conflict in Israel. 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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PtsdCharediMarketingShoesAdvertisementMea ShearimDisconnectionAgudah Conference

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Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, Israel
"This is an advertisement outside a store in Mea Shearim selling shoes."
Israel
"Jews should follow the lead of charedim in Israel, and not be upset about the war,"

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