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a relationship, a connection, to
bring meaning to our lives,
“to our family, and to the world.
by Margie Pensak
After they got married, they ended up going to graduate
school together. It was there that their spiritual journeys
began to merge. “Tzadik mentioned some Jewish practices
that he learned about, and I asked him if he would be will-
ing to try it,” recalls Tikvah. “We went down that path, and
it evolved over time. Each step brought us closer to
Yiddishkeit.”
“I was raised very, very, very Christian,” notes Tzadik
Lev. “My uncle was my minister from the time I was born.
I went to church every Sunday and learned the Bible reg-
”ularly. While my uncle was preaching, I was listening to
what he was saying, but I would be going through a differ-
ent section of the Bible and highlighting it and making
notes and asking questions about it later on. It was always
very important to me to be educated about my faith – or
what was my faith at that time.”
Tikvah’s childhood, growing up in a military family, was
a bit different. “I did not have a religious upbringing, but I
had always been very spiritual, even as a child, and asked
questions,” says Tikvah. “My parents were at a different
place religiously, so they weren’t necessarily able to pass a
specific tradition down for a religious framework at that
time. I went on my own to different places of worship and
asked different questions.”
“I reached a point where, as time went on, I wanted to
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hair
on this journey – to honor accessories
Hashem all our lives and to have Please call 410 350 4949 | Leeba Kleiman
a relationship, a connection, to
bring meaning to our lives,
“to our family, and to the world.
by Margie Pensak
After they got married, they ended up going to graduate
school together. It was there that their spiritual journeys
began to merge. “Tzadik mentioned some Jewish practices
that he learned about, and I asked him if he would be will-
ing to try it,” recalls Tikvah. “We went down that path, and
it evolved over time. Each step brought us closer to
Yiddishkeit.”
“I was raised very, very, very Christian,” notes Tzadik
Lev. “My uncle was my minister from the time I was born.
I went to church every Sunday and learned the Bible reg-
”ularly. While my uncle was preaching, I was listening to
what he was saying, but I would be going through a differ-
ent section of the Bible and highlighting it and making
notes and asking questions about it later on. It was always
very important to me to be educated about my faith – or
what was my faith at that time.”
Tikvah’s childhood, growing up in a military family, was
a bit different. “I did not have a religious upbringing, but I
had always been very spiritual, even as a child, and asked
questions,” says Tikvah. “My parents were at a different
place religiously, so they weren’t necessarily able to pass a
specific tradition down for a religious framework at that
time. I went on my own to different places of worship and
asked different questions.”
“I reached a point where, as time went on, I wanted to
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