I'm James (my friends call me Ya`aqov), a guy who's played the viola in the Raleigh Civic Symphony, founded a startup (myLabelGuide.com), and who's fluent in Hebrew - the language of the Torah (both of which, I teach regularly). It's difficult to capture an entire lifetime in a few paragraphs, but here's a good try: I am thankful to God for giving me life, sustaining me, and causing me to reach this point in peace. Barukh shemo le`olam!