News-Leader
Branson, MO - When Yosef Rivkin and Yehuda Reiz arrived in Branson on Tuesday, they expected to find three or four other Jews. Instead, the two young men found about a dozen.Rivkin and Reiz are visiting communities throughout southwest Missouri to talk to Jews about their faith and encourage them to be observant - from lighting candles on the Sabbath eve to placing a mezuzah on their doors.
The two rabbinical students are part of the Chabad- Lubavitch in Kansas City.
Their expression of their Jewish faith is conservative by Joel Merryfield's standards. But the Branson businessman welcomed them in for a visit, understanding that the work they do is also part of their faith.
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News-Leader
Branson, MO – When Yosef Rivkin and Yehuda Reiz arrived in Branson on Tuesday, they expected to find three or four other Jews. Instead, the two young men found about a dozen.
Rivkin and Reiz are visiting communities throughout southwest Missouri to talk to Jews about their faith and encourage them to be observant – from lighting candles on the Sabbath eve to placing a mezuzah on their doors.
The two rabbinical students are part of the Chabad- Lubavitch in Kansas City.
Their expression of their Jewish faith is conservative by Joel Merryfield’s standards. But the Branson businessman welcomed them in for a visit, understanding that the work they do is also part of their faith.
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