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Podcast | Lessons for Life | Episode 4
🎙 Exclusive Interview: Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Haim x Lessons for Life 🌍 Building a Community: The Syrian Jewish Journey from Aleppo to America
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Haim — son of the great Chacham Ben Haim, a towering rabbinic figure who guided and strengthened the Syrian-American Jewish community. Together, we uncover the story of how a community of immigrants from Syria became one of the strongest, most united Jewish communities in New York and Deal.
✅ The history of Syrian Jews arriving in New York ✅ The secret behind the community’s unity and success ✅ The rabbinic decrees that preserved Jewish heritage across generations ✅ How the vision of the Aleppo rabbis was applied in America ✅ Rabbi Ben Haim’s advice for today’s generation in c ...