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BONUS EPISODE | Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov: A Light in the Darkness

Podcast: Behind the Bima
Published: Mar 2, 2026
Duration seconds: 4991
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Summary

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg hosts a moving evening at Boca Raton Synagogue with former hostages Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen. In this deeply personal conversation, they share reflections on captivity, faith, survival, and the strength that sustained them in darkness.