Deuteronomy 30:19

דברים פרק ל:יט

Original Text:

...וּבָחַרְתָּ בַּחַיִּים לְמַעַן תִּחְיֶה אַתָּה וְזַרְעֶךָ:

Translation:

Choose a life that you may live, you and your children. [JPS]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. שׁWhat are some of the many aspects of life that this verse may be referring to? What do you infer from it?
2. In what ways do children learn from their parents behaviors?
3. What path can we set for the future?

Time Period:	Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)
Type:	Legal Text
Categories:	Advocacy, Civil/Human Rights, Discrimination & Diversity, Education, Environment, Ethical Consumption, Food & Ethics, Health, Labor Rights, Law & Business Ethics, Service/Volunteerism, Sustainable Development, Tikkun Olam, Tzedakah, Women’s Empowerment
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Related Texts:	Rabbi Leah Sudran, Congregation B'nai Israel / Bay COEJL. Sacramento, CA, June 28, 2000
Related Sourcesheets:	Chanukah Development, Globalization and the Miracle of the Maccabees,

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