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THE EARTH AS A TRAVELLER’S INN

The best preacher is the heart; the best teacher is time; the best book is the world; the best friend is God. (Talmud) A Sound Heart in a Sound Body As I read the Talmud, a Rabbinic Judaic text, the e

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Witness Hassan Mdoka, PhD (Literature)

September 8, 2026

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