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Charedi War Envy

JL;DR SUMMARY Natan Slifkin examines the contentious issue of a poster comparing yeshiva students imprisoned for draft-dodging to hostages of Hamas, exploring a phenomenon he dubs "charedi war envy." 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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HamasCharedi CommunityZionismMilitary ServiceYeshiva StudentsHeroismCultural TensionsDraft DodgingWar EnvyYeshivish In Gaza

Places mentioned

Israel
"There are action figures of IDF soldiers for children to play with, which are much more exciting than the rabbi toys that are made for charedi children to play with."
Southern District, Israel
"There's an entire series of books - I kid you not - called Yeshivish in Gaza."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"The book describes how through a combination of Talmudic ingenuity and the Divine assistance such Bnei Torah deserve, the yeshiva boys manage to escape!"

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