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JL;DR SUMMARY Chaverim, an international, non-medical volunteer emergency response organization, is highlighted for its dedicated service assisting the Jewish community with everyday problems such as being locked out, flat tires, or dead car batteries. 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 CommunityVolunteeringKindnessPikuach NefeshCommunity ServiceBaltimoreChaverimCrisis ResponseRescue OperationsNon Medical Emergencies

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
"On the day that the Jussim family of Baltimore moved into their new home several years ago, Tova Jussim gathered her nine-year-old triplets around her and gave them some advice."
United States
"The fifteen-year-old Baltimore branch (one of four dozen in the United States, Israel, England, France, Australia, Canada and Belgium) of the two-decade-old international organization specializes in such calls for help."
Israel
"The fifteen-year-old Baltimore branch (one of four dozen in the United States, Israel, England, France, Australia, Canada and Belgium) of the two-decade-old international organization specializes in such calls for help."
United Kingdom
"The fifteen-year-old Baltimore branch (one of four dozen in the United States, Israel, England, France, Australia, Canada and Belgium) of the two-decade-old international organization specializes in such calls for help."
France
"The fifteen-year-old Baltimore branch (one of four dozen in the United States, Israel, England, France, Australia, Canada and Belgium) of the two-decade-old international organization specializes in such calls for help."
Australia
"The fifteen-year-old Baltimore branch (one of four dozen in the United States, Israel, England, France, Australia, Canada and Belgium) of the two-decade-old international organization specializes in such calls for help."
Canada
"The fifteen-year-old Baltimore branch (one of four dozen in the United States, Israel, England, France, Australia, Canada and Belgium) of the two-decade-old international organization specializes in such calls for help."
Belgium
"The fifteen-year-old Baltimore branch (one of four dozen in the United States, Israel, England, France, Australia, Canada and Belgium) of the two-decade-old international organization specializes in such calls for help."
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