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The Greeks and the Jews

The myth of Prometheus tells when he steals fire from the gods and is discovered, he is chained to a rock for his crime. In Jewish tradition, Adam is shown how to make a fire by rubbing two sticks together, by God. In our tradition, He is not a jealous God, safeguarding His secrets but allowing instead man to enjoy all that remains on the earth. The one exception is on Shabbat when man should refrain from certain actions.   – Rabbi Louis Jacobs