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A decade after 9\/11, managing editor Kim Lawton talks again with Rabbi Joseph Potasnik about that day\u2019s lingering spiritual impact. Potasnik leads Congregation Mount Sinai in Brooklyn Heights. He is executive vice-president of the New York Board of Rabbis and a chaplain for the Fire Department of New York. He reflects here on celebrating Rosh Hashanah at Ground Zero days after the terrorist attacks, the spirituality of firefighters, the persistent presence of hate, and the importance of overcoming divisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe think of 9\/11 every day,\u201d says Rabbi Joseph Potasnik of Congregation Mount Sinai in Brooklyn Heights. \u201cAll you do when it comes to the anniversary, you try to look back and say have I made a difference?\u201d More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":17472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6569],"tags":[5205,7188,8351,17926,17918,1786,10043,6033,987,6034,990],"class_list":["post-9472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videocast","tag-chaplains","tag-extremism","tag-ground-zero","tag-interfaith","tag-jewish","tag-rabbi","tag-rabbi-joseph-potasnik","tag-rosh-hashanah","tag-september-11","tag-shofar","tag-terrorism","topics-faith-and-spirituality","faith-jewish","spotlight-september-11-anniversary"],"yoast_head":"\nTen Years Later: Rabbi Joseph Potasnik | September 7, 2011 | 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