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Rabbi Shmaryahu (Sidney) Meltzer, ZTL

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Shmaryahu (Sidney) Meltzer, ZTL, was fondly remembered by a former student from his time at HTC's Yeshiva High School. 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 CultureJewish EducationJewish ValuesHashkafaTorah Im Derech EretzSecular StudiesTelshe YeshivaRabbi Shmaryahu MeltzerHtc Yeshiva High SchoolStudent Reflection

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Skokie, Illinois, United States
"Rabbi Meltzer was my first rebbe at HTCs Yeshiva High School (now called Fasman) in Skokie, when I was in 11th grade."
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"I had transferred there from Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland."

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