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“It was a cool desert night. The sky above us was stunning in its clarity. Its deep black background made visible a vast multitude of stars, which in …
Read More” “What is it,” asked the teacher, “that makes a story good or bad, happy or sad? What if I told you the story of a man hated by …
Read More“I was sitting in his study by his desk when he showed me an ancient coin. “What do you see on it?” asked the teacher.
“A man standing …
Read More“He was holding a small shofar. “The sign and sound of the Jubilee,” he said, “the year of restoration. What do you remember of it?”
“It was the year …
Read More“We were sitting on the top of a high mountain, a vantage point from which we could see a multitude of other high mountain peaks far into the distance, into …
Read More“We were sitting in his study. He was holding a scarlet cord.
“I dined it myself,” said the teacher. “I left it in the solution for several days to …
Read More“There was no lesson that day. But then in the middle of the night he came to my room and woke me.
“Come,” said the teacher. “It’s …
Read More“It was by the second day that I realized that there would be no set time for the teacher’s coming. He came in the afternoon.
“Do you know …
Read More“It was morning. The teacher came to my room holding a little clay jar. “A question.” he said. “Can that which is little contain that which is big?”
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Read More“He came to me at night.
“What is a year?” asked the teacher.
“Three hundred sixty-five days,” I answered.
“But in the holy language of Scripture it’s more than that. It’s called the …
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