... that they still had control over their communal and spiritual lives. "They taught that by conformity in daily life to the Torah as elaborated in the rabbinic tradition, that through study, prayer and observance the individual Jew could achieve salvation while still waiting for God to bring about the Messianic redemption of all Israel. Thus institutionally the synagogue and the rabbinic ... study have replaced the destroyed Temple- Jews dispersed throughout the known world. Their adaptation to local customs (while maintaining their heritage) varied from country to country and even from c...

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• Grade Level: High School

... entirely partakes in that peace is barely left in a lifetime. The strength of a religion comes from the faith one possesses; it is the strong trust in God that helps and guides in hours of need. Belonging to a religious institution has become a necessity, for each individual plays an important role for the interaction of the community. Within many weak communities, the people ... matter what. Apart from the facts and truths that we may learn from religion, and apart from the comforts that we may gain from it, religion, as a science and as a study, is the greatest and healthiest exercise...

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• Grade Level: High School