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JL;DR SUMMARY Rav Meir Mazuz, a prominent Tunisian Jewish leader and renowned Torah scholar, dedicated his life to preserving the sanctity of the Jewish nation. 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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Israeli PoliticsFar RightTorah EducationChinuchBiblical LiteracyLashon KodeshGemara StudyTunisian JewryRav Meir MazuzKisei Rachamim

Places mentioned

Bnei Brak, Central District, Israel
"When Rav Meir Nissim Mazuz, rosh yeshivah of Kisei Rachamim in Bnei Brak and head of its affiliated institutions, passed away on Motzaei Shevii shel Pesach in Eretz Yisrael, it was more than the loss of a great talmid chacham for the Torah world."
Jerusalem, Israel
"including daycare centers, preschools, chadarim, girls schools, a high school, mesivtas, yeshivos, and kollelim in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem, Elad, Emmanuel, Bat Yam, Akko, and other cities."
Elad, Central District, Israel
"including daycare centers, preschools, chadarim, girls schools, a high school, mesivtas, yeshivos, and kollelim in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem, Elad, Emmanuel, Bat Yam, Akko, and other cities."
Emmanuel, Central District, Israel
"including daycare centers, preschools, chadarim, girls schools, a high school, mesivtas, yeshivos, and kollelim in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem, Elad, Emmanuel, Bat Yam, Akko, and other cities."
Bat Yam, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"including daycare centers, preschools, chadarim, girls schools, a high school, mesivtas, yeshivos, and kollelim in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem, Elad, Emmanuel, Bat Yam, Akko, and other cities."
Akko, Northern District, Israel
"including daycare centers, preschools, chadarim, girls schools, a high school, mesivtas, yeshivos, and kollelim in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem, Elad, Emmanuel, Bat Yam, Akko, and other cities."
Tunis, Tunisia
"Born in Tunis in 1945 as the bechor of Rav Matzliach Mazuz Hyd, a dayan and founder of the Kisei Rachamim yeshivah in Tunis."

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