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JL;DR SUMMARY Rebbe Aharon Teitelbaum of Satmar recently visited the Satmar kehillah in Argentina, discovering a unique chassidic enclave that blends Hungarian chassidus with Sephardi traditions. 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 CommunityArgentinaSephardiChassidusSatmarKashrusShechitahRebbe Aharon TeitelbaumShtreimelsHalabi Tradition

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Buenos Aires, Argentina
"The scene at Buenos Aires International Airport last week was one of bewilderment and curiosity."
Uruguay
"His target destination was neighboring Uruguay, to the slaughterhouses supplying glatt kosher meat to Satmar communities worldwide."
New York, United States
"They enlisted the help of the New Yorkbased sons of Rav Faivel Sofer, the decades-long av beis din of Satmar Argentina, to formally invite the Rebbe  and he agreed."

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