Steven Fine: The Menorah

11/28/21 • 55 min

Welcome to The Jewish Hour with Rabbi Finman, for November 28, 2021. In this episode, Rabbi Finman talks to Steven Fine author of “The Menorah: From the Bible to Modern Israel“.

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Welcome to The Jewish Hour with Rabbi Finman, for November 28, 2021. In this episode, Rabbi Finman talks to Steven Fine author of “The Menorah: From the Bible to Modern Israel“.

How do you listen to The Jewish Hour? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your choice!

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