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From Shabbat surveillance to city council: The rise of an Orthodox GOP activist in New Jersey

JL;DR SUMMARY Mordechai Burnstein, having moved to Jackson Township, New Jersey, in 2015, has emerged as a pivotal figure in advocating for the Orthodox Jewish community, resulting in his election as the first Orthodox Jew to Jackson's town council. 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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Orthodox JudaismNew JerseyCivil RightsReligious FreedomBeth Medrash GovohaJackson TownshipVoter TurnoutLocal GovernmentMordechai Burnstein

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Jackson Township, New Jersey, United States
"When Mordechai Burnstein moved to Jackson Township, N.J., in 2015, his was just the third Orthodox Jewish family to settle in their neighborhood"
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
"The explosive growth of the Orthodox community in this once-sleepy New Jersey town is tied to nearby Lakewood, home to Beth Medrash Govoha, the largest yeshiva outside of Israel."

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