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Rabbi Shais Taub

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Yes. Amazing. Okay. I'm not I don't know if you're familiar with uh >> I am >> the entertainment industry. There's that's a camera right now. >> Yes. It's a delightful camera. >> This There's a microphone. >> Yeah. Yes. >> Okay. >> I got it down. But thank you. >> Okay. Um it's my friend Jeff Garland. We're meeting Well, we met for the first time upstairs. >> We hung we've hung out. >> We hung out a little bit. >> Yeah. Which I wanted to do. That's why I came early before the show. I wanted to spend time with you because I'm a great admirer of yours. I'm a great admirer of yours. >> I'm honored to that you feel that way. >> And there's something about you that I admire that I think you're not even necessarily responsible for. It's like maybe not even to your credit, but you give off a very specific energy. >> I think I told you this maybe like in a text or in an Instagram message. >> Okay. I am in this exile called New York, >> right? >> We're in Queens right now, >> right? >> This is not my natural habitat, >> right? like you. I'm a Chicago Jew, >> right?

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  1. 0:00Yes. Amazing. Okay. I'm not I don't know if you're familiar with uh >> I am
  2. 5:43>> You're not who's prepared to to experience prof being profound, you know? Uh it's profound.
  3. 12:02>> Yes. From my dad's side. >> Now this is a half sister. This is a
  4. 18:27and that is I'm sure this guy gives great classes. I bet you that you're not
  5. 24:49own and he has his own free choice and for whatever reasons, we don't know, he
  6. 31:05to become a man. And part of that is to respectfully tell your mother, "This is
  7. 38:02Enthusiasm and I would say things, never trying to be funny, but sometimes I would say
  8. 43:49uh >> the demin. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> So, you're going through life. >> Yeah. God
  9. 50:11like he served his purpose and got out. I learned a lot from him. this guy
  10. 57:03>> sharing a laugh. >> Meaning sharing the laugh when your laugh causes someone else to

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