Rudi Scheidt: A force for life, larger than life
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Micah Greenstein
Rabbi Micah Greenstein is senior rabbi of Temple Israel of Memphis.
Rabbi Micah Greenstein shares part of his eulogy for Rudi E. Scheidt Sr., the businessman, philanthropist and music lover who died Sunday, April 12.
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