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Israel-Iran War: The Lion Has Risen | When Jews Know Who They Are, They're Unstoppable

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Rabbi YY Jacobson

Israel-Iran War: The Lion Has Risen | When Jews Know Who They Are, They're Unstoppable

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So welcome everybody. There is one source sheet so please take it. And uh I want to thank everybody for gracing us with your presence on this very special morning the 21st day of 7 tin pay parl 5785. Today's class is of course dedicated to the air force the Israeli air force and all of the military involved in the war. of Israel against the Sultan and the H of Iran for tremendous and all of our brothers and sisters in the holy land. Today's class is also dedicated by my dear mother-in-law Rakul Schlommo in loving memory of her dear father whom they call papaya yvyak a great balaka and a pillar of the Pittsburgh Jewish community on the occasion of his 13th yard site on the 12th day of civur and may his extraordinary soul be a source of light and inspiration and empowerment and confidence for the family for the community for all of the Jewish people, for my own family and for everybody and thank you very much. You don't always get an opportunity to express public gratitude to my wonderful mother-in-law who's atus. her wife, my wife take, her daughter takes after her and the son-in-law is learning slowly, slowly takes some time, you know, we're some of men are like turtles. Today's class is also dedicated by Cynthia Karsley in loving memory of her beautiful and very generous and amazing fatherh who passed away just a few days ago. of on the fifth day of and his daughter Cynthia dedicates this class in his loving memory to

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