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ืคึผืึธืกื˜ืžืึธื“ืขืจื ื™ื–ื, ื•ื•ื™ ืึท ืงื•ื ืกื˜ึพืกื˜ื™ืœ ืื•ืŸ ืคึฟื™ืœืึธืกืึธืคึฟื™ืข, ื”ืึธื˜ ื–ื™ืš ืึธื ื’ืขื”ื•ื™ื‘ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ืฆื•ื•ื™ื™ื˜ืขืจ ื”ืขืœืคึฟื˜ ืคึฟื•ื ืขื ืคึฟืึทืจื’ืึทื ื’ืขื ืขื ื™ืึธืจื”ื•ื ื“ืขืจื˜. ื“ืขืจ ื˜ืขืจืžื™ืŸ ื’ื•ืคึฟื ื”ืึธื˜ ื–ื™ืš ืึธื‘ืขืจ ื‘ืึทื•ื•ื™ื–ืŸ ืžื™ื˜ ืื™ื‘ืขืจ 100 ื™ืึธืจ ืฆื•ืจื™ืง ืื•ืŸ ืคึฟืึทืจืฉื™ื™ื“ืขื ืข ืคึฟื™ืœืึธืกืึธืคึฟื™ืฉืข ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ืึธื“ืขืจ ืงื•ืœื˜ื•ืจึพื‘ืึทื•ื•ืขื’ื•ื ื’ืขืŸ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืคึฟืจื™ึดืขืจื“ื™ืงืข ืชึผืงื•ืคึฟื•ืช ืงืึธืŸ ืžืขืŸ ื‘ืึทืฆื™ื™ื›ืขื ืขืŸ ื•ื•ื™ ืคึผืึธืกื˜ืžืึธื“ืขืจื ืข. ืึทืคึฟื™ืœื• ืึทื–ืขืœื›ืข ืงืœืึทืกื™ืฉืข ื˜ืขืงืกื˜ืŸ, ื•ื•ื™ ื“ืขืจ ืชึผืœืžื•ื“, ืคึฟื•ืœ ืžื™ื˜ ื‘ืึทื”ืึทืœื˜ืขื ืข ืจืžื–ื™ื, ืคึฟืึทืจืจื•ืคึฟื•ื ื’ืขืŸ ืื•ืŸ ืฉื˜ืขื ื“ื™ืงืข ื–ื™ื’ื–ืึทื’ื™ืฉืข ื‘ืฒึทื˜ืŸ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื˜ืขืžืขืก ืื•ืŸ ืกื˜ื™ืœืŸ, ื“ืขืจืžืึธื ืขืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื“ื™ ื”ืฒึทื ื˜ืฆืฒึทื˜ื™ืงืข ืคึผืึธืกื˜ืžืึธื“ืขืจื ืข ืจืึธืžืึทื ืขืŸ.

ืึทื–ื•ื™ ืฆื™ ืึทื–ื•ื™, ื”ืึธื˜ ื“ืดืจ ื™ื•ื ืชืŸ ื‘ืึธื™ืึทืจื™ืŸ, ืึท ื‘ืึทืงืึทื ื˜ืขืจ ืคึฟืึธืจืฉืขืจ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืข ืขื ื™ื ื™ื, ืžื™ื˜ 20 ื™ืึธืจ ืฆื•ืจื™ืง ืึธื ื’ืขืฉืจื™ื‘ืŸ ืื•ื™ืฃ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉ ืึทืŸ ืื™ื ื˜ืขืจืขืกืึทื ื˜ืข ืขืกื™ื™ ืžื™ื˜ืŸ ืงืขืคึผืœ โ€žื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืข ื•ื•ื™ืกื ืฉืึทืคึฟื˜ ืื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืคึผืึธืกื˜ืžืึธื“ืขืจืŸโ€Ÿ, ื•ื•ื™ ืึท ืฆื•ื’ืึธื‘ ืฆื• ื–ืฒึทืŸ ืขื ื’ืœื™ืฉืขืจ ืžืึธื ืึธื’ืจืึทืคึฟื™ืข โ€žื˜ืจืึทื›ื˜ืŸ ืื•ื™ืฃ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉโ€Ÿ (Thinking in Jewish). ื“ืขืจ ื ืึธืžืขืŸ ืคึฟื•ื ืขื ื‘ื•ืš ืงืœื™ื ื’ื˜ ืคึผืจืึธื•ื•ืึธืงืึทื˜ื™ื•ื• ืคึฟืึทืจืŸ ื”ืฒึทื ื˜ื™ืงืŸ ืึทืžืขืจื™ืงืึทื ืขืจ โ€žื“ื–ืฉื•ื™ึดืฉืŸโ€Ÿ ืœื™ื™ืขื ืขืจ, ื•ื•ืฒึทืœ ื“ืขืจ ืžื—ื‘ืจ ื“ืขืจืžืึธื ื˜ ืื•ื ื“ื–, ืึทื– ื“ื™ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืข ืื™ืžื™ื’ืจืึทื ื˜ืŸ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ืžื™ื–ืจื—ึพืื™ื™ืจืึธืคึผืข ื”ืึธื‘ืŸ ื‘ืึทื˜ืจืึทื›ื˜ ื“ื™ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืข ืฉืคึผืจืึทืš ื•ื•ื™ ื“ืึธืก ืขื™ืงืจึพืœืฉื•ืŸ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืงื™ื™ื˜ ื‘ื›ืœืœ.

ื“ืขื 13ื˜ืŸ ืžืึทืจืฅ ื”ืึธื˜ ื‘ืึธื™ืึทืจื™ืŸ ืคึฟืึทืจืขืคึฟื ื˜ืœืขื›ื˜ ื–ืฒึทืŸ ืขืกื™ื™ ืื•ื™ืฃ ื“ืขืจ ื•ื•ืขื‘ื–ืฒึทื˜ โ€žืื™ืŸ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขื‘โ€Ÿ, ื‘ืึทื’ืœื™ื™ื˜ ืžื™ื˜ ืึท ื”ืงื“ืžื”, ืขื ื’ืœื™ืฉืขืจ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆื•ื ื’ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื ืขืžื™ ื–ืฒึทื“ืžืึทืŸ, ืื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืœื“ืขืจ ืคึฟื•ื ืขื ื‘ืึทืจื™ืžื˜ืŸ ืกืึธื•ื•ืขื˜ื™ืฉึพื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืŸ ืงื™ื ืกื˜ืœืขืจ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ (ืขืœ) ืœื™ืกื™ืฆืงื™, ื•ื•ืขืœื›ืขืจ ื”ืึธื˜ ื’ืขืฉืคึผื™ืœื˜ ืึท ื’ืจื•ื™ืกืข ืจืึธืœืข ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ืึทื ื˜ื•ื•ื™ืงืœื•ื ื’ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ื”ืฒึทื ื˜ื™ืงืขืจ ืžืึธื“ืขืจื ืขืจ ืื•ืŸ ืคึผืึธืกื˜ืžืึธื“ืขืจื ืขืจ ืงื•ื ืกื˜. ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ืกื™ืฆืงื™ืก ืื™ืœื•ืกื˜ืจืึทืฆื™ืข ืฆื• ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืข ื‘ื™ื›ืขืจ ืคึฟื™ืœื˜ ื–ื™ืš ืึท ื”ืฉืคึผืขื” ืคึฟื•ื ืขื ืื™ื™ืจืึธืคึผืขื™ึดืฉืŸ ื“ืึทื“ืึทื™ึดื–ื, ื“ืขื ืกืึธื•ื•ืขื˜ื™ืฉืŸ ืงืึธื ืกื˜ืจื•ืงื˜ื™ื•ื•ื™ื–ื ืื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ื“ืฒึทื˜ืฉื™ืฉืขืจ ืฉื™ื˜ื” โ€žื‘ื•ื™ื”ื•ื™ื–โ€Ÿ.

ื‘ืึธื™ืึทืจื™ืŸ ื“ืขืจืงืœืขืจื˜, ืึทื– ืื™ืŸ ื™ืขื ืขืจ ืฆืฒึทื˜, ื•ื•ืขืŸ ืขืจ ื”ืึธื˜ ืึธื ื’ืขืฉืจื™ื‘ืŸ ื“ืขื ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื“ื™ืงืŸ ื˜ืขืงืกื˜, ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ื“ื™ ืขืœื˜ืขืจืข ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉึพืจืขื“ื ื“ื™ืงืข ื™ื™ึดื“ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ืคึผืึทืจื™ื– ืื•ืŸ ืึทื ื“ืขืจืข, ื•ื•ืขืœื›ืข ื”ืึธื‘ืŸ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื’ืขืœืขื‘ื˜ ืึทืœืข ืฉื•ื™ื“ืขืจืก ืคึฟื•ื ืขื 20ืกื˜ืŸ ื™ืึธืจื”ื•ื ื“ืขืจื˜, ื’ืขื•ื•ืึธืจืŸ ืึท ื˜ื™ื™ืœ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ื ืฒึทืขืจ โ€žืคึผืึธืกื˜ืžืึธื“ืขืจื ื™ื–ื™ืจื˜ืขืจโ€Ÿ ืื™ื™ืจืึธืคึผืข, ื•ื•ื•ึผ ืขืก ื”ืึธื˜ ื–ื™ืš ื ื™ืฉื˜ ืœืึทื ื’ ืฆื•ืจื™ืง ืคึฟืึทืจืขื ื“ื™ืงื˜ ื“ื™ ืชึผืงื•ืคึฟื” ืคึฟื•ืŸ ืงืึธืœืึธื ื™ืึทืœื™ื–ื. ื“ืขืจ ืžื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ืึทืžืขืจืงื˜, ืึทื– ื“ืขืจ ืขื ื’ืœื™ืฉืขืจ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆืขืจื™ืŸ ื”ืึธื˜ ื–ื™ืš ืืฒึทื ื’ืขื’ืขื‘ืŸ ืฆื• ืึทื ื˜ืคึผืœืขืงืŸ ื“ื™ ื›ึผื•ื•ื ื” ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื–ืฒึทืŸ ืขืกื™ื™ โ€žืึธืคึฟืŸ ืคึฟืึทืจ ื“ื™ ื’ื•ื™ื™ืโ€Ÿ. ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉ, ื•ื•ื™ ืขืจ ื’ืœื™ื™ื‘ื˜, ื˜ืจืึธื’ื˜ ืื™ืŸ ื–ื™ืš ืึทืŸ ืื•ื ื™ืงืึทืœืข ืงืึธืžื‘ื™ื ืึทืฆื™ืข ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืขืจ ืึท ืกืคึผืขืฆื™ืคึฟื™ืฉืขืจ ืื™ื“ืขื ื˜ื™ืคึฟื™ืงืึทืฆื™ืข ืžื™ื˜ ืึธืคึฟื ืงื™ื™ื˜ ืฆื• ืึทืœืข ืึทื ื“ืขืจืข ืžืขื ื˜ืฉืœืขื›ืข ืงื•ืœื˜ื•ืจืŸ. ืึท ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืขืจ ืฉืจืฒึทื‘ืขืจ ืงืึธืŸ ื–ื™ืš ื‘ืึทื ื•ืฆืŸ ื›ึผืกื“ืจ ืžื™ื˜ ื›ึผืœืขืจืœื™ื™ ื•ื•ืขืจื˜ืขืจ ืื•ืŸ ืื•ื™ืกื“ืจื•ืงืŸ, ื•ื•ืึธืก ืฉื˜ืึทืžืขืŸ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื’ืžืจื ืื•ืŸ ืึทื ื“ืขืจืข ื˜ื™ืฃ ื™ื™ึดื“ื™ืฉืข ืงื•ื•ืึทืœืŸ, ืื•ืŸ ืคึฟืึธืจื˜ ื‘ืœืฒึทื‘ืŸ ืึท ืงืึธืกืžืึธืคึผืึธืœื™ื˜ ืฉื‘ืงืึธืกืžืึธืคึผืึธืœื™ื˜ืŸ.

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