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In The Rural West, 'Roving Rabbis' Reach Isolated Jews

Rabbinical student Zalman Refson (left) recently traveled across Arizona as part of a duo of "roving rabbis," working to help rural Jews reconnect with their faith. Here, he helps Aaron Bornstein prepare for traditional prayer by laying tefillin, small leather boxes containing parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah that are fastened to the arm and forehead with leather strips. (KJZZ)
Rabbinical student Zalman Refson (left) recently traveled across Arizona as part of a duo of "roving rabbis," working to help rural Jews reconnect with their faith. Here, he helps Aaron Bornstein prepare for traditional prayer by laying tefillin, small leather boxes containing parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah that are fastened to the arm and forehead with leather strips. (KJZZ)

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