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Borscht Belt Meets Bible Belt: Rabbi Yosef & Bina Goldwasser

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“I got back to New York, I called Rabbi Posner. I was all excited. I said, "Rabbi Posner, we're ready to move." And he said, "Not so fast. I want you to go check it out again." ”  - Rabbi Yosef Goldwasser

"We really wanted somewhere we could really feel like we were needed in what we were doing. " - Rebbetzin Bina Goldwasser

"When you know you're Jewish, and you're crossing yourself in church, then you know you're a fraud. And I was a fraud. And I needed to stop." - Rochel Leah Fry

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The Tennis Star and the Country Girl Changing Jewish Life in Milwaukee: Rabbi Lev & Talia Voskoboynik 

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“They wanted me to find a nice Jewish wife. And that was something which was definitely not on my priority list. And I think it really motivated them to want me to like Judaism more. And so they forced me to go to this camp called CTeen. CTeen Extreme. ”  - Rabbi Lev Voskoboynik 

"I felt like something was missing. And I also felt I wasn’t getting answers that I was satisfied with. So that's when I kind of realized that my life and my Judaism needed a shift." - Rebbetzin Talia Voskoboynik

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The Over-the-road Rabbi: Every Mile, Every Soul - Rabbi Chaim & Chayala Markovits

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“Maybe it's 15 or 20 cities on a monthly rotation. So every Monday and Wednesday, I'm for sure on the road driving three, four, five hours away. Tuesday, I might hop over to, you know, an hour and a half away. So it could be two, three, sometimes even four days a week I could be on the road. ”  - Rabbi Chaim Markovits

"No way. I'm not living in an RV. Like, what kind of life is that?" I said, "We're not interested."

"I wish we can record for you their reaction when we knock on their door. ‘How did you find me?’ ‘How do you know?’ ‘What are you doing here?’ - Rebbetzin Chayala Markovits

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Two Converts, One Mission: Reviving Jewish Life in Stellenbosch: Rabbi Chananyah & Eliana Duthie

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“For the first 19 years of my life, I didn't know a Jew and didn't know what a Jew was.”  - Rabbi Chananyah Duthie

"And then I, for whatever reason, said, "I want to be a Jew." And then I went home,  and I posted it on Facebook.” - Rebbetzin Eliana Duthie

“To keep kosher in Stellenbosch, it's quite difficult. There's no kosher shop where you can go and get your meat. So it's small things like that make a big difference in our lives.” - Ethan Epstein-Kay

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Chabad's Return To Mumbai: Rabbi Israel & Chaya Kozlovsky

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“I can't bear it. I will go anywhere in the world but India.” But, how does the expression go? “Never say never.”  - Rabbi Israel Kozlovsky

"It was a mess. And it was very emotional. I could really understand everyone who didn't want to go there at that point of time.” - Rebbetzin Chaya Kozlovsky

“It was a joyous occasion, no doubt about it. The whole purpose of planning to destroy it has not worked. All of us are still here.” - Chen Jacob

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Finding the Frozen Chosen: Rabbi Mendy & Chaya Greenberg

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"He told me... he never felt so happy. He said, "At my funeral, tell everybody it's never too late to be a proud Jew."... he'd say how he feels that the Tefillin is like a spiritual gas station for him. And he would sit and talk to me. He would ask me to keep the Tefillin on him for an hour, two hours." - Rabbi Mendy Greenberg

"The first thing that she told me when we sat down to study was, “My mom's Jewish, but I'm not. I'm Christian.” - Rebbetzin Chaya Greenberg

“The level of happiness that those two young rabbis brought to my favorite brother, I'll never forget them. I will never forget what they did for that boy.” - Julia O’Malley-Keyes

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The Rabbi Who Would Give Anything to a Fellow Jew — Even a Kidney: Rabbi Aizik Baumgarten & Terri Davgin

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""Hi, this is the Presbyterian Hospital. Your swab came up as a match for Terri Davgin. Are you still interested in donating a kidney to her to save her life?"" - Rabbi Aizik Baumgarten

“I was mind blown when I found out that it was somebody I knew, that it was somebody I had contact with all the time, who I already cared about and respected." - Terri Davgin

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Connecting in Copenhagen: Rabbi Yitzi & Rochel Loewenthal

This Lamplighters episode is dedicated by Jonathan Pikoff, in honor of Raymond Schinazi for his amazing support of the Los Cabos Jewish Community. Thank you, Jonathan! 

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"They were simply not really familiar with what Chabad was. And they had a crisis meeting. “What are we going to do about this crisis that Chabad has moved to town, and they want to snatch all our young people and turn them into very religious Jews?” It was somewhat humorous, although a little bit difficult. " - Rabbi Yitzi Loewenthal

“Intermarriage was, like, 98 point something. You know, the statistics were that the community is over within 10 years. The numbers were not looking so good.  " - Rebbetzin Rochel Loewenthal

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El Rabino of Cabo: Rabbi Benny & Sonia Hershcovich

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"Two, three months in, we had our foot halfway out the door already. You know, ‘This was a mistake." - Rabbi Benny Hershcovich

“In the first years, we questioned whether we should stay, like, probably every two hours. But it was one particular Shabbos where I was so done. I was done. I had two little kids, and I was done. " - Rebbetzin Sonia Hershcovich

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The Outpost In Oklahoma: Rabbi Yehuda & Etel Weg

Exciting news! This is Episode 50 of Lamplighters. Amazing! But we won’t celebrate that milestone for too long. There are about 5,000 Chabad emissary families in more than 100 countries. So, 50 episodes down, only 4,950 to go! To keep our series going strong, please consider dedicating one! Email us at [email protected] to explore dedication opportunities.

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"I don't know what Tulsa is going to look like in 10 or 20 years from now, but I will be here and I will serve the needs of the community as they change." - Rabbi Yehuda Weg

“Mashiach isn't here. It's not the end of the story. We have work to do. Baruch Hashem, we're given a lot of opportunities." - Rebbetzin Etel Weg

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