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"How does one go from an atheist to a drug dealer, to a Rabbi? Growing up in New York City, Ira was an angry, disillusioned Orthodox Jew living with the hurt and shame of his parents' divorce. As a young adult, he wanted nothing to do with God or religion. Trying to find himself and his path in life, Ira pushed back on his father's beliefs and dropped out of college in Wisconsin and headed to Colorado where he earned a living in the ""pharmaceutical business."" As lost as he was in life, little did he know, his future was already shaped by the seeds of faith and prayer sown by his ancestors long before he was ever born. Then one day, this New York Jew met and married, Gloria, a Southern Baptist with a drinking problem, and then everything changed. Everything. It was rocky at first as anyone would imagine, but when Gloria had a spiritual transformation, Ira was forced to confront his belief system and everything he thought he knew about faith. An Atheist, Drug Dealer, and a Rabbi is a delightful multi-generational memoir that takes you on the highs and lows (literally) of Ira's rollercoaster journey from the hopeless world of addiction to the radiant light of redemption. It's a story of rebirth and transformation of a man who found his calling amid the darkest of circumstances. With elements of suspense, spiritual awakening, and a powerful narrative, this book is a testament to the boundless possibilities of faith, hope, and love, passed down from generation to generation."

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Ira was born in New York in 1950. His parents were both refugees from Germany and Austria having escaped Hitler. He was raised attending Orthodox Yeshiva and synagogue. Leaving Judaism in high school, he got involved with the anti-war movement and eventually turned to drugs and alcohol. Living as a hippie in Colorado he also became a drug smuggler and dealer. After a failed marriage that produced two great kids, Ira met and married Gloria and they have been married 41 years. Gloria played a key role in Ira's faith journey, which culminated on Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) in 1984 when he received Yeshua as his Messiah which completely changed the direction of his life. After going through Biblica studies he was ordained in 1990 as a Messianic Rabbi. They then moved to Boca Raton, Florida to start a Messianic Synagogue, Shalom Boca (formerly Ayts Chayim) in the heart of one of the largest Jewish communities in the world. They also became trained in Restoring the Foundations (RTF), a Biblical approach to inner healing and freedom that addresses negative family patterns that we inherit, lies that we believe, and hurts of the past that affect us today. Ira and Gloria have worked with hundreds of individuals and married couples in bringing God's healing and restoration to broken lives.

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