Rabbi Zauzmer: Choosing to be Chosen (August 27, 2022)
Shabbat • 11m
As we enter the month of Elul and approach the High Holidays, we must uncover what each one of us is chosen for, so we can choose to be chosen. Rabbi Zauzmer explores what it means to be the chosen people.
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