Counting the Omer Day 11
It was 60 years ago, not that long and far away that the oldest known piece of Jewish history was recovered (Rumors of Noah's Ark in literal remnants not withstanding). The Dead Sea Scrolls which are named for the geographical location of the eleven caves they were found in back in 1947 provide a modern day piece of an ancient puzzle. Historical proof of practicing Jews in Israel.
The scrolls now reside at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem in a cave-inspired exhibit for all to see. A life-changing experience! This modern day miracle helps to substantiate unwavering Jewish TRUTH - emet - to the entire World, 2,000 years after it was recorded. This comes in handy because there are a lot of skeptics out there who would discredit our beliefs if they could.
Torah, as an ancient manuscript provides the groundwork for surviving the World we've been given. G-d's plan! This idea was first whispered, later shouted from a Mountaintop, then carried across the very Earth it was born unto. All of this, further establishing the contents of our Jewish history as TRUTH - emet in practice and in theory.
Lessons of Torah are recurrent throughout a lifetime and designed to intrigue minds of all ages. First, exploring the fundamental differences between right and wrong - moral obligation as it relates to us as children. Then, A piece of magnificent artwork set before us on the day we become adults - each letter handwritten - each word studied obsessively by scholars and students alike. Later, A writing which transcends generations, continents, cultures - TRUTH well practiced and worthwhile. A historical perspective born time and time again into a modern movement, yet withstanding all worldly change. EMET.
Torah is documentation that stands a thousand years at a time upon the unwavering TRUTH - emet - that this is the word of G-d. When we choose to celebrate this idea we become a part of it as important as the recovering of ancient 2,000 year old documents. We carry these messages into our homes, relive the stories in our classrooms and continue that belief weekly on Shabbat. Finding scrolls dating back 2,000 years is a bonus, but we as Jews don't need proof when the TRUTH resounds loudest yet, 4,000 years later.
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