Time, Space and Courage
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What might possibly link a scroll, written on goatskin, found in the Judean Mountains 2,000 years after its composition with an astronaut whose space shuttle disintegrated during its return to Earth? On the 18th anniversary of the Columbia Disaster and the yahrzeit of Ilan Ramon, we pause from our regular programming to hear a story of time, space and courage that links the 1st century to the 21st century. A special presentation with Rav Baruch Frydman-Kohl.---Join us for our upcoming virtual live show at the Jewish Museum of Maryland, February 24 @ 7pm Eastern: https://jewishmuseummd.org/events/a-child-of-two-worlds-nimoy-spock-and-the-jewishness-of-star-trek/
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