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Being a Principal’s Wife

JL;DR SUMMARY Cindy Scarr shares her personal insights into the unique and often challenging role of being the wife of a yeshivah principal. 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 EducationYeshivahMarriageFamily LifePersonal IdentityChinuchCommunity ContributionCommunity ExpectationsPrincipal's WifePublic Role

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Florida, United States
"This is a job that swallows everything in its path (including a long-awaited vacation to Florida, where I enjoyed the private beach near our isolated cottage while the menahel enjoyed another round of report cards but I digress)."

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