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Matisyahu is a reputable New Square attorney and loyal customer of Zalmens' fish market. Although he approaches all claims with caution, he is certain that this time God did indeed speak through a fish.

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Luis was about to club a Carp to death for a customer's order when the fish spoke to him in Hebrew. Unable to understand what it said, he yelled for his boss Zalmen. An Ecuadorian immigrant, and devout Christian, Luis, a 30-year-old father of one thinks this maybe be the work of the devil.

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Zalmen is the only person who conversed with the Hebrew speaking Carp. Married with eleven children the 59-year-old is a well-respected community member who still does not understand why God chose to talk with him.

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Rabbi Levi is one of New Squares' respected spiritual leaders and an administrator of kosher food rules for the community. According to Levi, this is not the first time God has revealed himself in fish form. Furthermore, the spirit inside the fish came to him in dream around the same time Zalmen and Luis had their encounter.

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Zev's show "Talkline" which airs in New York on WMCA- Am (570) is a one of the most popular Jewish Radio programs today. After receiving numerous enquiries from listeners, he eventually discussed the talking fish story despite his skepticism and his inability to coax Zalmen to speak.

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Renowned skeptic and sleuth of the strange, Mike has appeared on Oprah and E! to expose stigmata frauds and claims of the supernatural. He is the author of fourteen books including "Show Me The Proof." Mike's investigative approach leads him to believe that the talking fish of New Square is just that; talk.