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      <title>A 400-year-old lesson from Jamaica’s first rabbi: Stay true to your path</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Standing at that site was chilling. And the synchronicity of events that led to that moment is something words can’t really describe.]]></description>
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      <title>In Jamaica, we are not trapped by our circumstances</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Torah’s lesson is clear: When you face obstacles, don’t give up. Keep digging in.]]></description>
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