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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
Witness Hassan Mdoka, PhD (Literature)
September 8, 2026
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