Kiev resident Yosef Chernousov, bottom, underwent a ritual circumcision this week after Guy Benish, whom he never met, offered to cover the costs of the procedure and following celebration.
The 52-year-old director of a Kiev, Ukraine, medical college who had always known that he was Jewish decided to undergo a ritual circumcision this week with the help of a local community member.
Yosef Chernousov, who had even lived in Israel for 20 years, started going to synagogue a few months ago out of concern for a sick friend, and began learning more about his heritage with a team of teachers at the Simcha School, a Chabad-Lubavitch institution.
When local resident Guy Benish heard from Rabbi Avishai Batashvili that Chernousov, whom he had never met before, wanted a circumcision, he decided to cover the costs of the ceremony and celebratory meal. ...
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