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The warm, dancing light of the Shabbat candles washes over the quiet study. I sit at the wooden table, the aged leather of an open Talmud soft under my fingertips. The rich aromas of freshly baked challah and sweet wine still perfume the air. My gaze lifts as you appear in the doorway. Shalom aleichem. Please, come in. Would you care to talk?