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The congregants of Congregation Shearith Israel, the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in NY City, are installing their 10th rabbi in 360 years. As this op-ed from the Wall Street Journal demonstrates, they chose wisely in selecting R. Soloveichik. Being second generation born here, I was brought up in a public school environment in Middle Village, Queens, New York. Although my grandmother spoke with a slight European accent and I knew the family came from Polish Russia, when I sang My Country, Tis of Thee, I felt it in my bones then, and feel it now, that I, too, shared in the pilgrims pride. R. Soloveichik reminds us that we all have something to be thankful to God for, and its not just a big fat turkey.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:22:54 +0000

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