“A judge who renders a true verdict causes the Shechina to dwell in Israel…. a judge must regard himself as if a sword lay between his thighs and as if hell were open the beneath him… Whoever appoints a unqualified judge over the community it is as if he had planted in idolatrous tree in the Jewish community.” -Yevamot 109b
“Between 1305 and the early 1800’s. the House of Taxis ran a form of pony express service all over Europe…. Its couriers clad in blue and silver uniforms, crisscrossed the continent carrying messages between princes and generals, merchants and money lenders.” –Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave We may think we are the first generation consumed by rapid communication but we are not. Throughout our history it has been a priority. Of course, now in the 21 st century we must ask: are we better or worse for it?
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