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People not satisfied with mediocrity, who seek growth and are not afraid of challenge.<\/p>\n<p>People who want to \u201clive higher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky knows all about those kind of people, and he knows the stories they tell. He\u2019ll tell you about the barber who brought an angry young man back to Torah observance \u2013 with a shaver. The terror victim, still suffering from his wounds, limping towards the shul\u2019s menorah to light a candle of defiance and faith. Stories of hashgachah, emunah, and transcendence. Stories that show how people can live higher. Stories that inspire us to live higher as well.\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A farmer, a lawsuit, a shekel coin &#8230; and an amazing story of emunas chachamim. Could he really make a person become a baal teshuvah &#8230; in the space of two minutes? A nasty airline agent, a messed-up flight \u2013 and a mother\u2019s tears. Yes, the impossible sometimes happens. 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