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Rediscovering My Roots: The Journey From India to Judaism - Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein STORY

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Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein

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class whatever it was what were they learning Haley would see us they're learning a limit tears for life but we're learning in the mission that if you find something that has a Sim in there's a sign on it right a name crack something different you have to announce it right you have to announce you find something you find a wallet and has it you give it back this kid was very like anti-ju you know he was anti the whole system so he said I'm getting at it he walked out of the chair broke out of the ship because friend said to him why'd you walk out of the chair why'd you walk out of the chair he says come on this is stupid this whole thing is stupid it was stupid you find someone's wallet you're gonna give it back to him come on then give him back to him you're gonna keep you find a camera you're gonna give it back to him stupid these laws don't work it doesn't work it's in theory it doesn't work people don't return things so really okay his friend says let's go down and and on the wall found pen found watch found glasses found this called this found handkerchief found Wing found it all these different facts as you see he says Jewish people yeah all these numbers all you have to do is give a Simmons I'll give you we'll give you the guy the kid was amazed he said okay it's very nice religious people it's very nice so I'm not interested okay end of story leaves the vague goodbye have a good day no didn't turn where does he go to India it's a true story goes to India Judaism is not for him he goes to India

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  1. 0:32class whatever it was what were they learning Haley would see us they're learning a limit
  2. 1:02why'd you walk out of the chair he says come on this is stupid this whole
  3. 1:32and on the wall found pen found watch found glasses found this called this found handkerchief
  4. 2:02Judaism is not for him he goes to India he comes to India it's a very
  5. 2:34guru he was his tamad mavak he was Jewish he he was very spiritual but he
  6. 3:05he says what but somebody lost it it could be someone's livelihood it has something scribbled
  7. 3:37floor God sent it to me so he said to the guru your whole thing is
  8. 4:08you have to return it it's not Finders Keepers and it worked out and he went
  9. 4:39minutes turned the guy who's going to become a guy into a into a Revy one

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