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Augusta Is Not on the Moon

JL;DR SUMMARY In a thought-provoking conversation, the Orthodox Union proposes a plan to invigorate Jewish community life in Augusta, Maine, by encouraging young, Orthodox Jewish families to relocate there and establish Jewish institutions. 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 EducationJewish CommunityAmerican JewryJewish InstitutionsOrthodox UnionCultural IntegrationOrthodox JewryCommunity BuildingAugustaSmall Town Jewry

Places mentioned

Augusta, Maine, United States
"the OU, would like to send you to live in Augusta, Maine."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Four of them drove to the rally for Israel in Washington last year"
Jerusalem, Israel
"a journalist in Jerusalem."
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