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.
Randolph family of Virginia. The Randolph family is a prominent Virginia political family, whose members contributed to the politics of Colonial Virginia and Virginia after it gained its statehood. They are descended from the Randolphs of Morton Morrell, Warwickshire, England. The first Randolph to come to America was Henry Randolph in 1643. His nephew, William Randolph later came to Virginia as an orphan in 1669. He made his home at Turkey Island along the James River.