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  • Larry Simons of Lakewood, N.J., walks along bags of religious articles, shaimos, unearthed off Vermont Avenue in February. Rabbi Chaim Abadi buried tons and tons of religious articles illegally off a dirt road that extends off Vermont Avenue.(Courtesy of The Asbury Park Press)
    Larry Simons of Lakewood, N.J., walks along bags of religious articles, shaimos, unearthed off Vermont Avenue in February. Rabbi Chaim Abadi buried tons and tons of religious articles illegally off a dirt road that extends off Vermont Avenue.(Courtesy of The Asbury Park Press)
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    God’s Garbage in New Jersey

    Residents paid a rabbi to bury damaged ritual objects. But it’s illegal, and thousands of trash bags remain in limbo.

    byAlexander Aciman
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