Rabbi E. Daniel Danson

Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
He is the glue for a 90-family congregation of the “Frozen Chosen.” He travels throughout a 200-mile radius, teaching Hebrew to children and adults, leading home Shabbats and making hospital and sick calls. For 25 years he has been as constant as the Northern Star.
— Jerry Goldberg
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