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An Unexpected Partnership

JL;DR SUMMARY In Ronks, Pennsylvania, a unique intersection of communities unfolds at Old Windmill Farm, an Amish homestead attracting Haredi Jewish vacationers primarily from Lakewood, New Jersey. 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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HarediLakewoodPennsylvaniaVacationSimplicityLancasterCross CulturalAmishAmish FarmOld Windmill Farm

Places mentioned

Ronks, Pennsylvania, United States
"Old Windmill Farm, located on the aptly named Paradise Lane in Ronks, Pennsylvania, looks like the platonic ideal of an Amish farm."
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
"This is high season for Haredi vacationers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the largest Amish settlement."
New Jersey, United States
"the parking lot was nearly entirely occupied by minivans with New Jersey plates."
Israel
"home to the largest yeshiva outside Israel."

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