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Beyond the Headlines

JL;DR SUMMARY Natan Slifkin reviews a recent episode of the "Halacha Headlines" podcast that explores the differences between the Modern Orthodox, Dati Leumi, and Charedi communities, focusing on whether these distinctions are halachic or hashkafic. 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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Modern OrthodoxCharediArmy ServiceDati LeumiNatan SlifkinJewish SectsReligious PerspectivesR. Ari WassermanHalacha Headlines

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United States
"Halacha Headlines is an American yeshivish podcast which overall does a great job in pushing the envelope of discourse."
Israel
"Theres a war on, the lives of seven million Jews in Israel are under threat, we need a large army to defend ourselves."

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