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The Moment: Issue 1085

JL;DR SUMMARY In this issue of Mishpacha Magazine, we follow three intriguing stories highlighting the vibrancy of Jewish life. 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 EducationJewish CommunityJewish LeadershipJewish PoliticsNew JerseyBar MitzvahLakewoodTefillinYeshivas Beer Yitzchok

Places mentioned

Far Rockaway, New York, United States
"Earlier this month, Shalom Mermelstein, a 12-year-old boy from Far Rockaway, New York, was riding the bus to yeshivah."
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
"Happening InElizabeth, New Jersey."
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
"Last week, Jack Ciaterelli, the New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate, met with the Lakewood roshei yeshivah to shore up support for his candidacy."

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