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from the hassidic gartel ( waistband ) , used as a garment of prayer in addition to the tallit , to the laws that the Rabbis ordained mipne darkhei shalom , because " her [ the Torah's ] ways are ways of peace .
from the hassidic gartel ( waistband ) , used as a garment of prayer in addition to the tallit , to the laws that the Rabbis ordained mipne darkhei shalom , because " her [ the Torah's ] ways are ways of peace .
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Now there is no more intimate relationship between a people's law , its ethical values , and its historical experiences than that which exists between the Jewish people and the Torah - the sum total of its law and its ethics .
Now there is no more intimate relationship between a people's law , its ethical values , and its historical experiences than that which exists between the Jewish people and the Torah - the sum total of its law and its ethics .
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Biblical Text and Ethical Context Wherein does the excellence of the Torah consist ? Moses says of the Torah , " And what great nation is there , that hath statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law , which I set before you ...
Biblical Text and Ethical Context Wherein does the excellence of the Torah consist ? Moses says of the Torah , " And what great nation is there , that hath statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law , which I set before you ...
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