This Magnificent Dappled Sea

by David Biro

“God said to the Hebrews,” continued Samuel, glancing up from his notes, “let everyone who is nediv lev, generous in their hearts, come and bring materials.”

Here was the perfect example of the blurring of boundaries that separated people: we are all connected.

Did you know that each of us carries about one hundred thousand pieces of DNA from viruses—viruses, not apes or chimpanzees? That’s over five percent of our genome.”