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Hashmonaim - a Bridge Toward Reconciliation

JL;DR SUMMARY The article discusses the complex relationship between the Charedi community and military service in Israel, highlighting the role of the Hashmonaim Brigade as a potential bridge for reconciliation. 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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IdfIsraeli GovernmentReligious IdentityCharediMilitary ServiceUnityDaas TorahReconciliationHashmonaim Brigade

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Israel
"But they do believe they are channeling His will in drawing on a lifetime of Torah study and communal leadership."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Professor Adam Ferziger captured this tension perfectly in a powerful observation he made at the Kotel: Before me stood a contingent of IDF soldiers bearded, many with peyot inductees into the new Hashmonaim Brigade."

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