Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov: A Light in the Darkness

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Efrem Goldberg’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Ladies and gentlemen, what a what a night, what a miracle, what a privilege, what an incredible evening that collectively our prayer has come true. That Sappir, we hosted you here in this very spot when everything seemed so hopeless and so bleak. [clears throat] And we prayed with you from the bottom of our hearts for Sasha, who we didn't know then. And we ended with an invitation that the two of you will come back to Bokeh. And here we are, our hope and our dream, our prayers answered, welcoming the two of you just a few weeks before your wedding. Bes is so welcome. [applause] As Moscow mentioned, all of us are following the news very closely, very carefully. We don't know what will be with America and Israel and Iran. And we know that tension is particularly heavy for you with that wedding date set in March >> and with so much to do to get ready and it means even more to us that you're here and that you're with us tonight and that you are committed to continue to travel to tell your story. I'll share that I was I was showing Sasha and Sappir the videos of when Bar Cooperstein was just here and that night that we'll never forget and Sasha said they're not sick and tired of hearing hostage stories. >> [laughter] >> they're going to come listen. So, I want to assure you, as long as you want to sit here tonight, as long as you want to

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