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Road of Return - Monthly Gedolim Stories

Another year has begun and with it a new round of Gedolim Stories. For the month of Tishrei, to begin the fifth (!) year of Gedolim Stories, enjoy this heartwarming story, first published in Rabbi Paysach Krohn's שליט"א's book, "Illuminations of the Maggid," about the well-known educator, Rabbi Yehuda Zakutinsky. It is all about the concept of the Hebrew word VeNasnu (ונתנו) being a palindrome (a word that is read the same both forwards and backwards) to symbolize how a kindness never goes unrewarded by Hashem. A kindness will always find its way to back to you. I hope you enjoy this story and that you have a wonderful next half of Yom Tov, Your friend, Yitzy Schweitzer Road of Return - Monthly Gedolim Stories Rabbi Yehuda Zakutinsky is renowned in the world of kiruv (outreach). He heads the Hashevaynu organisation whose mission is to follow up with the hundreds of young men and women who discover their Jewish identity through other outreach programmes or Yeshivo...

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