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Read the Room, But Don’t Let It Run You

JL;DR SUMMARY Reflecting on this week’s parshah, Cindy Scarr explores the motivations of the 250 men who joined Korach’s rebellion against Moses. 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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LeadershipPersonal GrowthIndependenceJewish ThoughtKorachParshahCommunity PressureTorah LessonsCrowd PsychologyOn Ben Peles

Places mentioned

Lakewood, Central District, Israel
"I remember feeling something similar when I was first married. I was learning in kollel in Lakewood."
Israel
"Rav Malkiel Kotler is here. Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch is here. The Chief Rabbi of Israel is here."

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