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Man of God, man for good: Rabbi Moshe Hauer

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Moshe Hauer, former co-executive vice president of the Orthodox Union, is remembered fondly by his colleagues for his passion, humility, and dedication to Jewish life and community building. 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 LeadershipHumilityOrthodox UnionAdvocacyJewish ValuesLegacyRabbi Moshe HauerTorah InsightsCommunity BuildingPassion

Places mentioned

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"We actually grew up less than a mile from each other in Montreal, where both of our fathers, of blessed memory, were rabbis."
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
"With the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing, we met off the New Jersey Turnpike in the middle of Thompson Park, a midpoint between Baltimore and Lawrence, on Long Island."
New Jersey, United States
"With the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing, we met off the New Jersey Turnpike in the middle of Thompson Park, a midpoint between Baltimore and Lawrence, on Long Island."
Lawrence, New York, United States
"With the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing, we met off the New Jersey Turnpike in the middle of Thompson Park, a midpoint between Baltimore and Lawrence, on Long Island."
Israel
"Yet, Moshe was never able to enter the land of Israel was his life not cut short?"

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