Alumni

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Danny Bleiweiss

The personal and spiritual growth that I've experienced since coming to Torah Encounters has far exceeded what I thought was possible. I have a graduate degree in finance from The Ohio State University...

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Jeff Kaplan

I have been involved with the Torah Center for almost four years, starting when Rabbi Goldwasser came to Gainesville, Florida to host a Shabbaton for my fraternity, Tau Epsilon Phi. Since that time,...

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Michael Kantor

I grew up in South Florida with a strong sense of social values but little connection to Judaism. My earnest desire to seek justice eventually lead me to law school and I began...

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Matthew Berkowitz

I grew up in Staten Island, New York and went to a Conservative temple in my neighborhood. My family wasn't very religious and only went to temple on the high holidays. I graduated...

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Edger Yosef Vera

After my graduation from the University of Miami, I wanted the opportunity to grow spiritually and be more in touch with my Jewish roots & Hashem.  Rabbi Goldwasser gave me the opportunity to...

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Andrew Middleman

Rabbi Goldwasser can definitely be described as inspirational. After meeting the Rabbi over a year ago, I’ve been fortunate enough to have spent some time at the centers in Jerusalem, NYC and Danbury,...

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Alex Epstein

I met Rabbi Goldwasser 3 years ago on my first trip back to Israel. We immediately hit it off and over the last 3 years he has been a tremendous part of my...