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Inside Ariel’s Jewish Campus Scene

JL;DR SUMMARY The article highlights the vibrant Jewish campus scene at Ariel University, facilitated by OU-JLIC (Orthodox Union's Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus) under the leadership of Asaf and Shlomit Olshitzki. 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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