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Canada’s Rabbi: The Life and Legacy of Rabbi Reuven Bulka

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Reuven Bulka, remembered as 'Canada's Rabbi,' exemplified the impact a dedicated community leader can have. 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 LeadershipBiographyKindnessCanadaCommunity ServiceOttawaLogotherapyViktor FranklCongregation Machzikei HadasRabbi Reuven Bulka

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"One rabbi who serves as a shining example and inspiration of this path less trodden is Rabbi Reuven Bulka, zl, who served as senior rabbi of Congregation Machzikei Hadas in Ottawa, Canada, for over fifty years."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"It was a Shabbat at a shul in Toronto, and my grandfather was the scholar-in-residence."
New York, United States
"Ktav Publishing House New York, 2024 208 pages Reviewed by Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin"
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