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Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 2:1





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Kaplan, Mendel
Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is the founder and spiritual leader of Chabad @ Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, he also serves as a Chaplain of the York Regional Police Service


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