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Baltimore Backs Them Up

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Aharon Feldman and other leading American charedi rabbinic figures, including those from Baltimore's Ner Israel, have signed a letter endorsing Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef's stance against charedi enlistment in the IDF. 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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Charedi CommunityIdfIsraeli PoliticsRabbi Aharon FeldmanBaltimoreRabbi Yitzchak YosefMilitary EnlistmentCharedi Draft LawDraft Evasion LawNer Israel

Places mentioned

Baltimore, Maryland, United States
"Baltimore has traditionally been a Jewish community with a high degree of Am Yisrael consciousness."
Israel
"The charedi communities in Israel are fundamentally all on the same page with regard to easing Israels IDF manpower crisis - they are not remotely interested in helping."
Gaza, Central District, Israel
"such as Rav Tamir Granot, who lost a son in Gaza, calling him a heretic who may not be counted for a minyan."
New York, United States
"Meanwhile, if youre in the New York area, you can hear me speak about this and other topics:"

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