Rabbi Zuckerman: They Are Home (January 30, 2026)
Rabbi Zuckerman Sermons
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7m 4s
Rabbi Zuckerman speaks about the repatriation of the body of the last hostage in Gaza, Master Sergeant Ran Gvili – linking his return home to this week’s parashah, where Moses carries Joseph’s bones out of Egypt.
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