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Wisdom and Goodness from the Gedolim?

JL;DR SUMMARY Natan Slifkin critiques Rav Dov Landau's assertion that the survival of Israel is solely due to full-time Torah scholars. 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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Charedi CommunityIdfTorah StudyRav Dov LandauGedolimMilitary ServiceYeshiva StudentsJewish SurvivalNatan Slifkin

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"the nation dwelling in Zion continues to exist in the Land of Israel, miraculously, in the face of the great enemies surrounding us."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"If the Jews of Israel are only able to survive thanks to the 100,000 people in yeshiva, then how did they survive through the first few decades of the states existence, through the wars of 1948 and 1967, when there were only a few hundred people in yeshiva?"
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
"Not to be outdone, the American Gedolim are likewise on the bandwagon of nonsense, lies and selfishness. Heres the announcement for a rally today in Lakewood:"

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