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Rabbi and family safely escape fire at historic New Jersey synagogue

JL;DR SUMMARY A devastating fire early Friday morning razed the historic Congregation Beth El Chabad synagogue in Rutherford, New Jersey, but Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman, his wife, and their four children narrowly escaped unharmed. 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 CommunityChabadNew JerseyRebuildingFireCongregation Beth ElCrowdfundingRutherfordRabbi Yitzchok Lerman

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Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
"A fire early Friday morning destroyed a historic synagogue and Jewish community center in Rutherford, New Jersey, as the congregations rabbi and his family escaped unharmed."

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