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The Past and the Future

No one can say for certain what the future may bring, but the beliefs and ideas expressed in the religion and culture of Judaism remain optimistic. Jews continue to dream of a better world to come, of a time of peace for all human beings. Their beliefs have inspired other nations, too. The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia bears an inscription taken from the Jewish Bible. Displayed on the balcony overlooking the entrance hail at the United Nations headquarters in New York City is a saying from the prophet Isaiah, the selfsame prophet who dreamed the great Jewish dream of a time of universal peace.

(c) 2008 by Seymour Rossel

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