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I love Israel, but not more than Judaism itself. Not more than humanity.

I so wanted these bullet holes, only days old, to be remnants from a bygone era.

Why do Jewish holidays and the holidays of so many other peoples and cultures coincide with the shortest days of winter? Mira Wasserman, Ph.D. offers this Talmudic teaching from Avodah Zara that touches on light, the turning of the seasons and ritual. This story emphasizes the commonalities among people and that all human beings are children of Adam, the first human.