Dear My Jewish Friends and Fellows:
I had an opportunity to invite Rabbi Menachem Levine before Hanukkah, as mentioned in the message. I had technical issues, and I couldn’t record a little description before our conversation. The conversation was recorded on the 11th by the Rabbi’s local time. I woke up at 4:30 am that day. I had a wonderful conversation with Rabbi Levine, and it made my day.
Rabbi Levine Menachem is the CEO of JDBY-YTT, the largest Jewish school in the Midwest. He served as Rabbi of Congregation Am Echad in San Jose, CA, from 2007 to 2020. You could listen to his family’s story in my first episode with Rabbi Levine.
This was what I recorded as a narration before starting the dialogue.
You need to listen to what his family experienced. Please visit the following link. What he told me about his family comes to mind. I feel very terrible for what happened to his family. However, there was a lot he told me on the first episode with him.
Dialogue: Menachem Lavine x Hannah Klein
https://hannahkleinstories.substack.com/p/dialogue-rabbi-menachem-levine-x-331
As I always feel, Jewish people have the courage and strength to overcome the challenging times, and never lose hope, dream, joy, love, and future. Hanukkah is a memory for the Jewish people. Jewish people remember their memory, but they always look at the future.
It was very fortunate, and I have a lot of gratitude for Rabbi Menachem Levine for coming to my podcast. I also requested him to talk about this year’s Hanukkah for the Jewish people. Israel.
During our conversation, he described to me who the Jewish people in the Soviet system were. Who calls Jewish people and Israel are different. Actually, I found another important misunderstanding by the researchers who cooperate in the creation of documentaries and broadcasts of the documentaries by the Jewish people in history.
Rabbi Levine is a very kind, positive, and strong person. And, he told me about the Jewish people’s light in their hearts whenever they face difficulties. I’m going to add Japanese subtitles for this podcast, and the first podcast that he joined. This episode is very relatable to the Japanese people.
Ultimately, I watch the propaganda, but to me, propaganda is not Jewish people. I’d like to avoid talking about something negative during this holiday season. After Hanukkah, Christmas always comes. As a Zionist, I believe that we, Christians and the Jewish, must always be friends.
Lastly, I have to admit how coincidental our lives can be. I’ve met so many people who’re somehow related to Chiune Sugihara, not only through stories. And, the guests’ parents or grandparents who were in Japan during the war.
We, the Japanese, should always remember the fact that we, the Japanese, protected the Jewish population.
Rabbi Menachem Levine has his own link:
“Think Torah”
If you’re interested in Judaism, visit his website. Or, if you’re Jewish, his website would be wonderful.
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Hanukkah.
Praying for the joyful and wonderful Hanukkah. Hope and Future. Israel.
