Fifty years ago, he was a young, secular boy who immigrated to America from Ukraine; today, he is a proud Lubavitcher Chossid, and his son is paying it forward as a Released Time teacher at P.S. 164 in Queens.

What began as a small spark of Yiddishkeit in a public school classroom became a flame that never dimmed. From a young boy in the 1970s to a devoted Chossid today—and now a son passing that light to the next generation—this is the living story of Released Time, where one moment of Jewish connection creates a legacy that continues to shine.

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