To 120: Growing Old, Staying Young (Devarim, Covenant & Conversation)
The Office of Rabbi Sacks
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The Importance of Being Young
Moses set out the fundamentals of Jewish faith in a more systematic way than in any other book of Tanakh. He renewed the covenant, reminding the people of the blessings they'd enjoy if they kept faith with God. By way of personal example, he showed them what it is to grow old while staying young. It's all too easy to abandon your ideals when you see how hard it is to change even the smallest part of the world,. But when you do, you become cynical, disillusioned, disheartened and that is a kind of spiritual death.
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