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Forget philosophy, forget religion; one simple vital question demands an answer: What am I doing here; why was I created?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #006600;\"\u003eIn Two Worlds, One Chance, a fascinating story and a unique dialogue between a teacher and a (former) student, famed educator Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier, of TheShmuz.com, helps us understand what life is really about.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #006600;\"\u003eThis book was originally released as The Torah Lifestyle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #006600;\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #006600;\"\u003eRabbi Ben Tzion Shafier is the founder and director of the famous website TheShmuz.com, with hundreds of free shmuzin downloaded regularly by tens of thousands of men and women around the world. 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