Not without portent then, it is the extension of the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob-known as the children of Israel-that becomes the nation. Indeed the nation is the sum total of its families and thus the nation lives up to its metier, when its families live up to their sacred task as sanctuaries of Jewish life.s already stated, in as much as the family is the crucial cell of Jewish continuity and the fulcrum of its activity and purpose-overwhelming focus is placed upon the children as the vehicle of the continuity and this is already evident in the Torah. (The Pentateuch) itself.
By Tara Bahrampour. In 1973, when Secretariat, a stallion born and raised in Caroline County, Va., won the Triple Crown, the state was a regular contender in the nation's highest-profile races.Virginia has been famous as a producer of great horses since before the Civil War.But this month, not one Virginia horse ran in the Kentucky Derby; in fact, no Virginia horse has raced in the Derby since 1996.irginia has been famous as a producer of great horses since before the Civil War. But this month, not one Virginia horse ran in the Kentucky Derby; in fact, no Virginia horse has raced in the Derby since 1996.
Extant historic features at The Meadow include a number of training, yearling, stallion and broodmare barns, as well as the foaling shed where Secretariat was born in 1970. Other historic structures such as machine sheds, hay barns, secondary dwellings, garages, a pump house, and a horse cemetery also remain.ut it is perhaps more at risk from those who do not know its rich, yet humble history. In 2006, The Meadow was determined to be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (SHPO).