{"id":68924,"date":"2015-05-25T19:45:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T03:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=68924"},"modified":"2023-09-10T16:08:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T00:08:11","slug":"when-jews-were-of-one-heart-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=68924","title":{"rendered":"When Jews Were Of One Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the first day of Shuvuot, the Torah reading was <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.chabad.org\/parshah\/article_cdo\/aid\/2135\/jewish\/Shavuot-Torah-Readings.htm\">Exodus 19-20<\/a> about the divine revelation at Mount Sinai. <\/p>\n<p>Rashi comments on Exodus 19:2 that the Israelites were of one heart before the revelation. <\/p>\n<p>Throughout Judaism, Jewish unity is praised. Is not every nation stronger when it is of one heart? And what makes it easier to be of one heart? 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