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“In ancient times, the teachers of the Law were so concerned our people would only strive to turn against it that they created hundreds of other covenants and decrees to mask the truth hidden behind them. An impenetrable labyrinth of precepts, with the Law at its very center.”
Jebed paced across the large, empty room in Sector Four, one hand clasping the other wrist behind his back. He stopped in front of his son and positioned his feet squarely beneath his shoulders. The glint of silver thread in the frog fasteners, buttoned up his loose black Hedge Master uniform, caught the low light tracked across the ceiling. His gaze came to rest upon the wide brown eyes of the ten-year-old standing in loose white pants before him.
“They called this practice ‘Building a Hedge Around the Torah’.
