“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them.” (Numbers 8:6)
Rav Kook -- the first chief rabbi of what would become the State of Israel -- taught the task of the Jew is, "the old shall be made new, and the new shall be made holy."
John Corrigan in his book, Jews Christians and Muslims: A Comparative Introduction to Monotheistic Religions wrote about the Torah, New Testament and Quran, “They enjoy special prestige as “holy” or “sacred” texts only because human communities have at some point agreed to treat them in certain ways.”
We have the power to determine what is holy and special. Each of us has the authority to determine what is sacred. Whether it is a sentimental attachment to a family heirloom, or a relationship with someone in our life, we get to decide the place they hold in our lives. Elevating something or someone to the level of holy, assigns it or them to a sacred place in our lives.
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