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Rabbi YY Jacobson

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what a better way to celebrate such a milestone by bringing loved ones family friends community members people we're connected to from all over the globe literally to join in saying mazeltov wishing michael happy birthday learning together celebrating together singing together saying look i am together and growing spiritually growing together from strength to strength so thank you so much stephanie i know this was your this was your brainchild this was your idea you reached out to me a while ago and i'm so happy it worked out you're a true woman of valor asia short-term vision and long-term vision so congratulations michael congratulations stephanie congratulations gregory richard lawrence candice congratulations to all of the children the family the friends congratulations to the whole khabad of north brook community khabad of north brook community thank you rabbi and rebecca moskowitz and welcome to all of your friends and family from chicago south africa australia england the west coast california and wherever people are joining us from i am privileged and thrilled to be here with all of you michael i don't know if you know but not every age is mentioned in the torah some ages are mentioned not every year some ages are mentioned not every year and age is mentioned but 75 is mentioned and it's mentioned in the life of the first jew the torah says in genesis the torah portion of the avraham ben khamene abraham was 75 years of age when god told him it's time to move on it's time for you

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