{"id":43826,"date":"2012-05-21T19:51:43","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T03:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=43826"},"modified":"2012-05-21T19:51:43","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T03:51:43","slug":"lubavitchers-not-intimidated-by-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=43826","title":{"rendered":"Lubavitchers Not Intimidated By The Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chabadniks were among the first groups of Jews to make widespread use of the internet to spread their values. 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