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From: R. Nachmani
Subject: Formative experiences
Date: 22 Elul 5783
Devorah's question is devastating.
I proposed this category thinking of summer camp and Birthright. But the category is much larger than I imagined. Formation happens everywhere, in every generation, in every community.
A Persian Jew formed by Otzar HaTorah. An Ethiopian Jew formed by Operation Solomon. A Soviet Jew formed by being refused. A Yemenite Jew formed by Operation Magic Carpet. An American Jew formed by a summer of color wars and Friday night services by the lake.
These are all real. They are all formative. Can we encode them all?
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