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The Calling: Shmuly Yanklowitz

Clip: Season 12 Episode 8 | 8m 15s

Shmuly Yanklowitz is an intellectual rabbinical student at New York City’s Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School — and a passionate activist. A Modern Orthodox Jew, he feels compelled to break boundaries — to resist becoming an old-style rabbi stuck within the walls of the synagogue.

Aired: 12/20/10

Rating: TV-PG

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How to Be an Artist with Parkinson's

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How to Be an Artist with Parkinson's

Despite being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl continues to draw. Peter talks about how his drawing has evolved since diagnosis and advises other artists with PD.

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