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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Faith leader, Rabbi Samuel Karff, passed away Saturday morning after a brief illness, according to his family. Rabbi Karff was the Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Beth Israel and known around the city for being one third of the ‘amigos’ along with Archbishop Fiorenza and Reverend Bill Lawson, father of ABC13’s own Melanie Lawson.   The three …

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