Greenstein: Family reunions are ‘spiritual reminders’
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Micah Greenstein
Rabbi Micah Greenstein is senior rabbi of Temple Israel of Memphis.
“I view summer family reunions as spiritual reminders for what sets people apart from other species. As cute as dogs are, you don’t see animals in the wild reuniting across generations. Only human beings do that.”
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