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.
âThat all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent natural Rightsâ¦ among which are the Enjoyment of Life and Liberty, with the Means of acquiring and possessing Property, and pursueing and obtaining Happiness and Safety.â -- George Mason. Virginia Declaration of Rights, May, 1776.The words of George Mason (1725-1792) have inspired generations of Americans and others throughout the world. Mason was among the first to call for such basic American liberties as freedom of the press, religious tolerance and the right to a trial by jury.George Mason was born in 1725 to George and Ann Thomson Mason.Their first son and a fourth generation Virginian, Mason lived with his family on a Fairfax County Plantation.That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent natural Rightsâ¦ among which are the Enjoyment of Life and Liberty, with the Means of acquiring and possessing Property, and pursueing and obtaining Happiness and Safety.â -- George Mason. Virginia Declaration of Rights, May, 1776.