Ben Yaroslavsky was born in Be’er Sheva, Israel, to parents who fled their west central Ukrainian home in Vinnytsia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The family later settled in Hershey. Though every immigrant story is unique, Yaroslavsky’s story shares common threads with many Russian and Ukrainian immigrants of his generation. As the senior-most member of Philadelphia’s Russian Speaking Jewish Moishe House, Yaroslavsky, 28, has the opportunity to show and grow those connecting threads. Part of the international Moishe House nonprofit to connect Jews in their 20s, RSJ Moishe House hosts Shabbat dinners weekly, bringing together 15-20 community members,...