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In the Image of God
What does it mean to say that we are
created in the image of God?
Mishnah: Every human being is of infinite value.
Talmud: Just as God has no
determinate image, each of us is unique.
Rabbi Moses Maimonides: We have
intellectual ability.
Zohar: God has both male and female qualities.
Rabbi Moses Cordovero:
We are compassionate.
Rabbi Solomon Dubnow:
The human soul is immortal.
Rabbi Gutmann:
It is possible for every human being to have a personal relationship with God.
Yonit (age 8): Because each of us is unique, God is like
every single person in a community.
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