At Sinai God told
Moses, “You cannot see my front; only my back.”
This is to say that just as we see someone walking on the street we will
recognize their backs by the clothes they wear and they way they walk. Here, we comprehend God’s Presence in the
world through the wake He leaves through His deeds in the world.” -Rabbi Louis Jacobs
“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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