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Secular Studies and Saving Lives

JL;DR SUMMARY The article discusses the misinterpretation of Rav Chaim Soloveitchik's stance on secular studies among the Charedi community, using insights from his grandson, Rav Ahron Soloveichik. 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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Charedi CommunityFirst AmendmentJewish ValuesSecular StudiesMedical SchoolRav Ahron SoloveichikRav Chaim SoloveitchikBrisker DerechChasidic EducationNew York Regulations

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Lithuania
"has become the standard approach to learning Gemara in Lithuanian-style yeshivas worldwide."
New York, United States
"New York lawmakers have agreed to delay regulations on nonpublic religious schools, bowing to pressure from Orthodox Jewish leaders and ignoring concerns from the states top education officials."

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