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oozing out of them - they become morally debilitated, dead to all
that is good & pure. The sad thought that multitudes of men have
this [?] [?] makes us pray to God for a clear vision whereby
we may know ourselves & thus avoid many a pitfall. Everything
[?] uttered by the Jews. Every thought comes from the depths of his
soul on this day of judgment. Israel is
self-abased prepared to meet his God. This evening we listen
to the eternal voice that calls to us through the events that have
passed in our own lives & in the course of history demonstrating cause
& effect almost scientifically. Our past life
seems to flit before the mind's eye swift as a flash of lightning
in panoramic review - the picture
destroys our equanimity & disturbs our
innocence & the Jew in characteristic fashion shelters himself
in the divine protection & spontaneously exclaims [?]
"From the depths I cry unto Thee, hear my Voice.
Mark well however that from the Jewish point of view life begins
& ends with what the [?] men of wisdom have called [?] that is
worship. Work & Service to achieve practical well-doing
is the backbone of the Jewish religion. There is no
royal [?] to Salvation a term that is really almost