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From seminary to secretary: How Uri Monson balances Pennsylvania’s budget and keeps Shabbat

JL;DR SUMMARY Uri Monson, Pennsylvania's Budget Secretary, merges his Jewish heritage with his public service career, balancing American governance with Jewish traditions like Shabbat observance. 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 TraditionShabbatJewish ValuesPennsylvaniaGovernor Josh ShapiroGovernmentPublic ServiceBudgetUri MonsonRespect For Workers

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"even at city hall in Philadelphia, he helped draft the mayors speech for Israeli Independence Day."
Pennsylvania, United States
"encouraging them to apply to fill vacancies in Pennsylvania."
Washington DC, United States
"Monson started his career in Washington as a policy advisor at the Department of Education during the Clinton administration."

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