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Poale Zedeck names new rabbi after long search
by Justin Jacobs
Associate Editor
Mar 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Congregation Poale Zedeck, an Orthodox congregation in Squirrel Hill, has voted to hire Daniel Yolkut as its new rabbi. The vote, which came shortly before Purim last month, capped a long process...

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