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JL;DR SUMMARY Yitzchok Moully, an Australian-born artist and ordained rabbi, uses his distinctive pop art to make Jewish themes vividly visible in the public sphere. 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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ChabadJewish ThemesCommunity ConnectionPop ArtKiruvChassidic CultureYitzchok MoullyPublic MenorahMelbourne ControversyModern Engagement

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"With public menorah ceremonies grabbing headlines, especially after a local council in Melbourne, Australia, actually thwarted the installation of a community-funded menorah display in time for Chanukah..."
Hillside, New Jersey, United States
"Moully, and ordained rabbi and former Chabad shaliach now living in Hillside, New Jersey, has made it his lifes mission to infuse the world of pop art with Jewish themes and messages."
Crown Heights, New York, United States
"When he was five years old, Yitzchok Moully made a trip with his mother from the Australian outback to Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where they wound up staying and becoming part of the Chabad community there."
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
"became the assistant rabbi at the Chabad Jewish Center of Basking Ridge, New Jersey."

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