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“In Matters concerning truth and justice there can be no distinction between big problems and small; for the general principles which determine the conduct of men are indivisible. Whoever is careless in the truth in small matters cannot be trusted.” Albert einstein. The ToraH.
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“In Matters concerning truth and justice there can be no distinction between big problems and small; for the general principles which determine the conduct of men are indivisible. Whoever is careless in the truth in small matters cannot be trusted.”Albert einstein
The ToraH • The word Torah is Hebrew for ‘teaching’ or ‘law’. • The first five books of the Bible are called the Torah. • Torah can also refer to all Jewish law and teachings. • Moses wrote the Torah. • The Torah retells • God’s creation of the world • The selection and growth of the family of Abraham and Sarah • The exile and redemption from Egypt of that “family –become-nation” known as Israel • Israel’s wanderings through the desert until they return to the land of Canaan • Israel’s covenanted relationship with God • God’s rules for governing a just society and • God’s rules for establishing appropriate worship.