Judaism at The Edge of The World: Yaakov Cruz’s story of Faith and service in the US Coast Guard
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Meaningful Minute
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🗓️ 19 August 2023
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Yaakov Cruz’s life journey took him from the countryside of Western Massachusetts to deep in Alaska. With many adventurous stops and inspiring changes along the way, the story of his quest for authenticity in his Jewish identity is meaningful and moving.
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| 0:00.0 | I got sent to Alaska. |
| 0:01.1 | I was in a village of like 50 people, 100 people. |
| 0:05.0 | There was no Jews around me. |
| 0:06.5 | It was Eric Perm. |
| 0:07.4 | I'm getting pumped. |
| 0:08.2 | I was on our search and rescue ship, |
| 0:09.2 | and I'm so depressed. |
| 0:10.3 | I texted the rabbi right away. |
| 0:11.8 | I said rabbi, I'm not gonna get my permit package. |
| 0:13.8 | Just like, what am I gonna do? |
| 0:14.8 | This is gonna be the worst perm ever. |
| 0:16.0 | And he was like standby. |
| 0:17.8 | This halo comes out of the night sky. |
| 0:19.8 | Shines its spotlight down on us. |
| 0:21.6 | It hovers over the ship. |
| 0:22.9 | It drops a guy down. |
| 0:23.9 | In the video you see the guy drop down. |
| 0:25.5 | He hands a box to one of my shipmates. |
| 0:28.1 | The guy used to my shipmate look at the box, |
| 0:30.1 | turn around and go inside. |
| 0:31.8 | He leaves. |
| 0:32.7 | Everybody thinks it's like cookies, |
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