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Yankel and Leah (Chapter 1)

JL;DR SUMMARY Yankel, a 28-year-old yeshiva student, feels the burden of impending spinsterhood in his ultra-Orthodox community. 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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IdentityYeshivaOrthodox JudaismNew YorkChanukahSolitudeMatchmaking1980sCommunity ExpectationsMarriage Pressure

Places mentioned

Israel
"it was his father, but he realized that his father had gone to Israel and it was unlikely that he would be calling at this hour."
Flatbush, New York, United States
"He has a store in Williamsburg, but he lives in Flatbush."
Williamsburg, New York, United States
"He has a store in Williamsburg, but he lives in Flatbush."
Romania
"a survivor, maybe from Transylvania or Rumania."

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