Today's vote is between a passage from the Talmud talking about the basic principles of Torah, and a passage from a commentary on the Jewish mystical text, the Zohar, about how Torah can relieve anxieties.
Babylonian Talmud Makkot 3b-24a (Torah is 613 commandments, then reduced 11 principles, then 6 principles...down to one)
vs.
Zohar According to Rabbi Natan 20, on Idra Zuta 15 (One who takes words of Torah to heart will be relieved of anxieties)
Remember, voting closes at 9am tomorrow morning! We will report the winner in our noon email tomorrow, which will also include the next match-up.
We hope you enjoy!
Rabbi Scott Nagel & Cantor Sarah Beck-Berman
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