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Matan Torah and Beyond // Reflections and insights from the Munkatcher Rebbe

JL;DR SUMMARY In this engaging reflection, Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter shares insights from his conversation with the Munkatcher Rebbe on the occasion of Yom Tov and in light of his grandfather's yahrtzeit. 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 EducationJewish DiasporaTorah StudyYeshivah LifeHistorical ReflectionsMunkatcher RebbeTelz YeshivahYiddish ConversationDivrei ChizzukRabbinical Insights

Places mentioned

Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"the Rav will be making a visit to Cleveland after Shavuos to mark the 150th anniversary of the Telz Yeshivah."
Telz, Telšiai County, Lithuania
"This milestone event will bring together thousands of alumni from around the world to mark a century and a half since its founding in Lithuania."
Brazil
"We lived in Brazil at the time."
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"While he was in Montreal, he was invited to test the bachurim of a yeshivah ketanah."
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