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A Turf War Between Homeless Street Performers, A Rabbi’s Resolution

By Lubavitch.com

August 17, 2020

By Rabbi Pini Zaklas of Zagreb, Croatia as told to Ashira Weiss

“Are you mad at me, Rabbi?” My mind began to race through possibilities, “Why would I be mad at this stranger?”

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