The prophet Moses long ago declared to the Israelites: “I have put life and death before you,... and you must choose life in order that you may keep alive, you and your offspring, by loving Jehovah your God, by listening to his voice and by sticking to him; for he is your life and the length of your days. ”
לאהבה את יהוה אלוהיך לשמוע בקולו ולדבקה בו, כי הוא חייך ואורך ימיך ” (‏ דברים ל ’: 19, 20‏).