Episode #21: Rav Shlomo Katz
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Rav Shlomo Katz grew up partly in Los Angeles and partly in Israel, and it was the combined experiences in both countries that led him on the path that brought him to the world of music, torah and, eventually, the community he and Shirat David are working to build in Efrat. That is where I sat with Rav Shlomo recently. We started with a niggun, and then we talked about his story and explored important issues including education, American-ness, humility and the idea of kehilla in today’s Israeli culture. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/return-again/support
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