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His calling: Wrapping the Jewish rich and famous — and Jake Paul — in tefillin

JL;DR SUMMARY Yossi Farro, a dedicated 21-year-old Chabad Lubavitch adherent, has gained attention for his unique approach to Jewish outreach through social media, targeting Jewish celebrities to engage them in the mitzvah of wrapping tefillin. 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 IdentityChabadSocial MediaMitzvahJewish CelebritiesLubavitchRabbi Menachem Mendel SchneersonTefillinOutreachYossi Farro

Places mentioned

Sunny Isles, Florida, United States
"interns for Chabad Russian Center, a synagogue in Sunny Isles, Florida"
Los Angeles, California, United States
"television show was filming near his yeshiva in Los Angeles"

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