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Why Are They Silent?

JL;DR SUMMARY Lakewood, New Jersey, renowned for its significant Torah study community, faces scrutiny due to fraudulent activities among some of its members. 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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ChesedCharediLakewoodFraudTrustHeimisheCharedi MediaFinancial ScamsCommunity Ethics

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Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
"Lakewood, New Jersey, is home to the largest and most prestigious yeshiva in the Western Hemisphere."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Though Steiner was from Brooklyn, his death unnerved Lakewood in a way that even the federal investigations and crackdowns had not."

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