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The Talmud was central text of rabbinic judaism. The Talmud is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and second in authority only to the Hebrew Bible, the first five books of which form the Torah. It is a primary source of Jewish law and Jewish theology. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Religion — Exploring belief systems, worship, and spiritual practice

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“Would that life were like the shadow cast by a wall or a tree but it is like the shadow of a bird in flight.”
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change transience

“The sun will set without thy assistance.”
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pride

“The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.”
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sorrow

“Everyone whose deeds are more than his wisdom his wisdom endures. And everyone whose wisdom is more than his deeds his wisdom does not endure.”
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“It is not upon thee to finish the work neither art thou free to abstain from it.”
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