Yechiel Michel Rephoel Menachem

Dexter Ball (better known as Yechiel Michel Rephoel Menachem or YMRM) is a yeshivish Jew, one of four Orthodox Jews who moved to Verplanck, New York to create a new Jewish community there. He gave his motivation for doing so as the intention to build a mekom Torah — "a real Bible place."

Biography
YMRM was born under the name Dexter Ball. His family does not seem to share his convictions, with his mother seeming to think that being religious and normal is a contradiction.

At one point YMRM lived in Lakewood, but he became disenfranchised when they started letting "all kinds of people" live there — "even working people!" It was at this point that he decided to go to Verplanck with Mitch, Avi, and Feishy to pioneer their own Jewish community.

Personality and traits
YMRM is shown to be very intense and religious. He never makes any attempt to hide his Jewishness, and wears a hat at all times, even wearing a bathing cap at the swimming pool. He often seems oblivious to the people around him, especially when their opinions contradict his own. He once called out Jack for swearing and taking G-d's name in vain in the same sentence.