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JL;DR SUMMARY Rav Nachman Bulman, ztl, was a profound and influential rabbi whose legacy spans numerous communities and individuals influenced by his teachings and leadership. 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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Orthodox JudaismYeshiva UniversityAliyahJewish UnityNcsyTorah EducationJewish ObserverMigdal HaemekRav Nachman BulmanChassidic Upbringing

Places mentioned

Danville, Virginia, United States
"They married in 1950 and my father became rabbi of a small shul in Danville, Virginia (the city where I was born)."
Newport News, Virginia, United States
"When Rabbi Bulman first came to Newport News, Virginia, in 1957, the median age in the Orthodox shul was 60."
Rechovot, Central District, Israel
"Sometime after I married and moved to Rechovot, Israel, I invited Rabbi and Mrs. Bulman for Shabbat."
Bronx, New York, United States
"From 1963 to 1967, my parents lived in the Bronx, New York, where my father served as a roving ambassador and troubleshooter for Torah Umesorah."
Jerusalem, Israel
"For many years my father was mashgiach ruchani at Ohr Somayach. With his dream of building up Eretz Yisrael, my father established Kiryat Nachliel, an English-speaking community in the northern town of Migdal Haemek. He commuted to Jerusalem weekly so that he could continue to deliver shiurim at Ohr Somayach."
Migdal Haemek, Northern District, Israel
"With his dream of building up Eretz Yisrael, my father established Kiryat Nachliel, an English-speaking community in the northern town of Migdal Haemek."
South Fallsburg, New York, United States
"Liberty, Monticello, South Fallsburg. The 1950s was a time of Jewish ferment and change in the towns sprinkled throughout the Catskill Mountains."
Tennessee, United States
"We were living in Tennessee when we received a call about a Jewish baby born with defective kidneys."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"When our son was two, my second child, Naomi, was born in Atlanta, Georgia."
Lawrence, New York, United States
"Rabbi Kenneth Hain serves as the rabbi of Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence, NY."
North Miami Beach, Florida, United States
"Toby Katz is a Judaic Studies teacher, writer and homemaker living in North Miami Beach, Florida."
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