My Jewish Identity: Made in China
About this episode
Yaakov Schy shares his journey of rediscovering Judaism after realizing his lack of tribal identity while living in rural Asia.
Yaakov Schy spent years living and working in rural Asia, where he discovered that everyone had a tribal identity except for him. That led him to rediscover Judaism.
People in this episode
Host: Chana Weisberg
Guest: Yaakov Schy
Topics covered
- Jewish identity
- tribal identity
- Judaism
- cultural discovery
- spiritual journey
Keywords
- Jewish identity
- tribal identity
- Judaism
- Asia
- cultural discovery
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Chabad.org
Places: China, Asia
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