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to heal & not to destroy, to build up character & not to
weaken it, to bless & not to curse. As a priestly people
we were appointed in the dark ages of the world to be & to
continue to be the bearers of Light & of Truth &
the Jew was permitted no deviation from the high standard of
duty & lofty plane of moral excellence. Our Faith yet
demands the consecration of life as a whole. It imposes
upon every Jew a strict code in business relations & unfair
gain & impure pleasure by this standard becoomes impossible.
It is truly difficult to be a good Jew for many
are the obligations imposed upon us. they pursue us ever
& we cannot escape them any more than we can the
consequences of duty deliberately disregarded. It is the
consciousness of the this stern fact that we are made to recognize
[?] that we have rarely if ever lived up to our highest moods
& that we have defaced the image of God in our own
hearts by the impurity of our lives. This thought it is that urges us all
even the one who has almost severed his connection
with his religion to exclaim [?] to pray
the with trembling lips [?]
From the depths I call upon Thee O God - answer me.