A Babylon state of mind

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Babylon, 3500 years ago. A great civilization plunges into chaos after attempting to build a really tall skyscraper. Or was nature trying to tell us something and Abraham was the only one who could hear it? Beyond the campfire tales and the shared mythology we want to trace the roots of the Jewish nation and use that to try and understand what it means for today and for humanity’s future.

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Lio: Who are the Jews? Am I a Jew? Are you a Jew? Is everyone a Jew? There's always something under the surface. If a person fell and died, they would not mind him, but if a brick fell, they would sit and weep and say, when will another come up in its stead? We're gonna go back to Babylon. You can argue with the mitzvah of gravity as much as you want, but you gotta keep it every day. Why is it so hard to talk about this topic? If something is out of balance, what do I do? Seth: The Jew saw them all, beat them all, and is now what he always was. All things are mortal, but the Jew remains. What is the secret of his immortality?