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Lesson 3 of 5·Words That Changed the World: The Meaning of the Ten Commandments

The Fifth and Sixth Commandments

God, Father, and Mother: The Partnership That Defines the Jewish Family: Why is honoring one's parents listed alongside commandments about God? Judaism sees family as a sacred partnership in creation and as the foundation of faith itself.

Human Life and the Divine Life: The Sixth Commandment: "All humans are created in the image of God"—but what does that mean? The commandment not to murder offers a moral insight that shaped the West and needs to be recovered today.

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