Are the Misswoth a Means or an End?
Are Misswoth a Means or an End? #1
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Some Jews believe that the purpose of life is to perform Misswoth. The truth is quite the opposite: the Misswoth were designed by HASHEM for living life properly. The Torah teaches us how to live our lives, as individuals and as a nation. The Misswoth do not exist for their own sake; they exist in order to produce a certain kind of person and society.