"When I was in fifth grade, my parents gifted my sister and me a telescope for Christmas. We set it up on the flat rooftop of our home. Growing up in Brooklyn, we had better luck focusing the instrument on the craters of the moon than the stars in the sky. Directly competing with street lamps, airplanes, and skyscraper lights, the stars were difficult to see. That’s why I’ve always loved the story of the Magi. As some traditions say, the Magi were seasoned astronomers; they observed the glorious stars in the sky, especially the most important one: the star that led them to baby Jesus."

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