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Using a Private Residence as a Shul

JL;DR SUMMARY The article addresses the contentious issue of holding regular Jewish prayer services in private residences, focusing on a recent case in University Heights, Ohio, where city ordinances have impeded one Jewish homeowner's attempt to conduct a weekly Shabbos minyan. 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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SynagogueMinyanPrayerOhioEthnic DiversityReligious RightsNeighborhoodCommunity RelationsUniversity Heights

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University Heights, Ohio, United States
"So, I understand why some residents in a neighborhood in University Heights, Ohio object to a weekly Shabbos minyan in the home of one of their Jewish neighbors."

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