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Too Sick To Treat?
Rabbi Gil Student writes: I’ve been very busy for the past few months and haven’t been able to follow every major story. However, I knew something had happened about a Mr. Golubchuk in Canada, who was very sick and the … Continue reading
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Who’s The Yossi Sharashefsky Who Provided A Jet For ‘Rescuing’ Isaac Hersh?
He’s a guy who’s withheld a get (Jewish divorce) from his wife for more than a decade. He also married off his daughter while she was still a child. Here’s more on the Isaac Hersh saga. Rabbi Sharashefky worked with … Continue reading
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