To us, recollection is a holy act; we sanctify the present by remembering the past. To us Jews, the essence of faith is memory. To believe is to remember.

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To us, recollection is a holy act; we sanctify the present by remembering the past. To us Jews, the essence of faith is memory. To believe is to remember. A person who does not remember the past is doomed to repeat it.

Our lives are shaped by our memories. We may remember happy times with our family and friends, but just as often we remember painful experiences that we would rather forget. Although we can learn from our memories, we cannot change them or avoid repeating them in the future just because we wish to.

The important thing is to recall and reflect on them so they can be used for good in future endeavors and not for evil.

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