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Devarim

Said no more counting dollars, We'll be counting stars

In this week's Parsha Moshe compares the Jewish people to stars. How is a human being similar to a giant gaseous ball of light?

One answer Kerry Newman taught me is that the Jews are to be a "light onto the nations". To provide moral guidance to the world is the role of the Jewish people. Also just as star light travels a great distance and has its origin in the past so to the Jewish people and the Torah are ancient yet still provide illumination today. Read More

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