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.
He was foaled at The Meadow in Caroline County, Virginia. Like his famous predecessor Man o' War, Secretariat was a large chestnut colt, and was given the same nickname, Big Red. Secretariat's grandsire, Nasrullah, is also the great-great-grandsire of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew.ecretariat ranked second behind Man o' War in The Blood-Horse's List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century.