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Jewish group revives religious charter school fight in Oklahoma, months after test case stalled at Supreme Court

JL;DR SUMMARY Leveraging legal maneuvers in Oklahoma, the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation is reviving the contentious issue of religious charter schools, a topic the U.S. Supreme Court failed to resolve in a previous deadlocked decision. 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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Supreme CourtJewish CommunityReligious EducationOklahomaReligious LibertyPublic FundingBen GamlaChurch State SeparationLegal StrategyJewish Charter School

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Oklahoma, United States
"The National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation has notified an Oklahoma state board that it intends to apply for a statewide virtual high school integrating Oklahoma academic standards with daily Jewish religious studies."
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
"When I called around to other Jewish leaders in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, none of us knew anything about it."
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
"He added that he is uneasy about being thrust into a public debate that pits one Jewish group against another."

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