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\u2014 Mordecai M. Kaplan<\/a>, Judaism<\/a> as a Civilization<\/a><\/em> (New York: Macmillan, 1935) p. 309.<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7622297540113836091-7970688604964319121?l=exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com\")
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