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Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone has had Kabbalistic conversations in the Rockies, sung with the Jews of Italy, danced with those of Lithuania, and said l'chaim in Ukraine. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York, were he is pursuing his post rabbinic studies. |
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I Notice the Russians
By Mordechai Lightstone
Americans are loud. We're brash and busy, and we like our Judaism that way as well. Russians also have their bravado . . . but when it comes to religion, there is a certain simplicity, a certain wholeness of the heart and soul, which we Americans lack. ...
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On Other's Predispositions and Travel
By Mordechai Lightstone
When people enter the S. Petersburg Synagogue, if they're not being herded by the cruise tour-guide, they often approach me on their own. This approach is no ordinary 'Hello, how are you?' or 'Could you please help me?' No. This look is most similar to ...
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Two Tales of Tefillin
In Which I Meet Old friends and Make New Ones
By Mordechai Lightstone
The other day, a group of Farsi-speaking Jews came to the synagogue. Living in Los Angeles, I am rather familiar with Persian Jews and their various customs. In fact, I used to spend time visiting Persian merchants in LA's fashion district on a weekly ...
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In the City of the Czars
By Mordechai Lightstone
I'm back in Russia, for the first time. An odd statement, I'm sure, but I can think of none better to describe what it's like to be here. Most people, and you know who you are, seem to think I've been to Russia before. When I was growing up in Los ...
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