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was missing. When board members dragged their feet about reinstalling it, Feldman put his young rabbinate on the line and threatened to quit if it they didn't bring it back. On the morning before
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intrigued and attracted new congregants. Still, change was gradual. It was only in the 1960s that a small group of congregants bought houses near the synagogue so they could walk to it on
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One Plus One Equals One: An old-fashioned guide for the modern Jewish husband
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783:"Rabbi Emanuel Feldman Papers"
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