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Rabbi Aaron L Raskin

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  1. 0:00It was 1989 and I began working here in Brooklyn Heights. Started a minion. We were…
  2. 0:32Reb Sunday morning for dollars to get a and a dollar from the Reb. So being…
  3. 1:03We ate, we had breakfast. My grandfather Abih spoke to them, inspired them. And then from…
  4. 2:06because Rabi is the the head of the entire national committee for the presidents of Jewish…
  5. 2:37in the picture of the panorama. Uhhuh. I made it. I made it. And somebody walks…
  6. 3:38Yeah. And you know my pictures there. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. What happened? But you said nothing…
  7. 4:08brought it up. Okay. My grandfather finishes the important conversation, saving the world. And then he…
  8. 4:39no no reference whatsoever what I did and what I was involved. And not only that,…
  9. 5:42where is the question coming from. Is it coming from a good place? Respond. It's coming…
  10. 6:12Very impressive wall of fame. And he says to me, "You see all these pictures?" I…

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