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Rolling with the Punches

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Eli Portal, having overcome a life-altering ATV accident at a young age, now dedicates his life to mentoring others in the Jewish community facing adversity. 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 CommunityEducationMentorAshkenaziLubavitchTherapySefardiFive TownsRabbi Eli PortalAtv Accident

Places mentioned

Woodmere, New York, United States
"I grew up in Woodmere as the fourth of five boys in a well-respected family."
Casablanca, Morocco
"My grandmother came from Casablanca, while my grandfather came from Marrakesh."
Marrakesh, Marrakech, Morocco
"My grandmother came from Casablanca, while my grandfather came from Marrakesh."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Portal, who was a mechaber sefarim, was brought to the Mir in Brooklyn by Rav Avraham Kalmanowitz in 1948."
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