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Japan Earthquake: A Personal Account

by Israel Barker – Lubavitch.com

Shabbat comes once a week here in Tokyo just like anywhere else but because of time zones and the international date line it comes “earlier” than in most Jewish communities. When we are lighting our candles, most Jews in the world are still asleep or maybe enjoying their breakfast. Tokyo is not the easiest place to be Jewish. You cant get much kosher food at the super markets and it is not always easy to live within walking distance of a shul.