Seeds of Eternity

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In the 1960s, archaeologists excavated at Masada, the place where 2,000 years ago, the Romans were certain they had destroyed the last [music] remnants of Jewish resistance. Amid the ruins and ashes, they found a small clay jar [music] containing several seeds of the Judean date palm. Seeds that were 2,000 years old. Biologically speaking, a seed that sits in darkness for 2,000 [music] years is like a stone. It's dead. But in 2005, a researcher decided [music] to do something that seemed like madness. He took one of these ancient seeds [music] and planted it in the ground. Friends, after 2,000 years in the dark, >> [music] >> that seed sprouted. It broke through its shell, sent out roots, and grew into a magnificent date palm [music] tree that is still alive with us today. Its name is Methuselah. The Romans thought they had buried our people at [music] Masada, but they made a fatal mistake in biology. They didn't understand the difference between burying a stone and planting a seed. On the memorial day for the fallen soldiers of Israel, and as we look back

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1. 0:03In the 1960s, archaeologists excavated at Masada, the place where 2,000 years ago, the Romans were…
2. 0:33He took one of these ancient seeds [music] and planted it in the ground. Friends, after…
3. 1:03at the difficult years since October 7th, our hearts shatter into pieces. We see the new…
4. 1:34Judaism cries out, "A soldier who falls for the sanctification [music] of God's name, a Jew…
5. 2:05energy of the soul. The souls do not disappear. They ascend and become the spiritual fuel…
6. 2:35of faith, and our faith tells us that we defeated death long ago. So, when we…

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