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The Jewish Soul

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In this and subsequent chapters in order to understand what the soul means for a religion we will place it in the context of the main beliefs.

You shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy might.

(Deut. 6.5)

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Crawford, R. (2011). The Jewish Soul. In: The Battle for the Soul. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230118331_1

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