All I could think about was the journey that had brought me to this moment
Israel and Judaism played minor roles in my life as I grew up in Toronto, Canada, attending public schools with few Jews. In 1984 I was a radio copywriter in southwest Ontario, and early in my post-college career, I won a national award for an X-mas commercial I’d written.
Before making a post-award career move to a bigger market, I decided to quit my job and go backpacking through Europe. Through yad Hashem, I ended up in Israel (I had no plans to visit), and that sparked a journey to Judaism that changed the course of my life.
Now fast forward to 2018.
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