The Oral Torah is the primary guide for Jews to abide by these terms, as expressed in tractate Gittin 60b, " the Holy One, Blessed be He, did not make His covenant with Israel except by virtue of the Oral Law " to help them learn how to live a holy life, and to bring holiness, peace and love into the world and into every part of life, so that life may be elevated to a high level of kedushah, originally through study and practice of the Torah, and since the destruction of the Second Temple, through prayer as expressed in tractate Sotah 49a " Since the destruction of the Temple, every day is more cursed than the preceding one ; and the existence of the world is assured only by the kedusha ... and the words spoken after the study of Torah.

Since the tropical rainforests are the most diverse ecosystems on Earth and about 80 % of the world's known biodiversity could be found in tropical rainforests, removal or destruction of significant areas of forest cover has resulted in a degraded environment with reduced biodiversity.

Since iodine is picked more readily ( though not exclusively ) by thyroid cells, and ( more important ) is picked up even more readily by over-active thyroid cells, the destruction is local, and there are no widespread side-effects with this therapy.

Since the emergence of the post-1943 state and after the destruction of the Ottoman Caliphate, national policy has been determined largely by a relatively restricted group of traditional regional and sectarian leaders.

Since the destruction of the Temple, this offering is brought in word rather than deed.

Since the destruction of the Second Temple, and ( therefore ) the cessation of the daily and seasonal temple ceremonies and sacrifices, Kohanim in traditional Judaism ( Orthodox Judaism and to some extent, Conservative Judaism ) continue to perform a number of priestly ceremonies and roles such as the Pidyon HaBen ( redemption of a first-born son ) ceremony and the Priestly Blessing, and have remained subject, particularly in Orthodox Judaism, to a number of restrictions, such as restrictions on certain marriages and ritual purity ( see Kohanic disqualifications ).

Since then he has collaborated frequently with them in special operations, participating in numerous sabotages and responsible for the destruction of at least three trains, fourteen tanks and over fifty land vehicles.

Since the time of the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, the religious leaders of Judaism have often been rabbis, who are technically scholars in Jewish law empowered to act as judges in a rabbinical court.

Since a dirty bomb is unlikely to cause many deaths, many do not consider this to be a weapon of mass destruction.

Since this measure of destruction was no longer imaginary, some of these new works, such as Mordecai Roshwald's Level 7, Nevil Shute's On the Beach and Pat Frank's Alas, Babylon, and Robert McCammon's Swan Song shun the imaginary science and technology that are the identifying traits of general science fiction.

Since some of the original artifacts were, according to the biblical account, lost after the destruction of the First Temple, the Second Temple lacked the following holy articles:

Since Shinto and Buddhism had molded into a syncretic belief in the prior one-thousand years and Buddhism had been closely connected with the shogunate, this involved the separation of Shinto and Buddhism ( shinbutsu bunri ) and the associated destruction of various Buddhist temples and related violence ( haibutsu kishaku ).

This greatly incensed her, and she forthwith cut off her hair, and said she would enter into the fire before his eyes, adding, " Since I have been insulted in the forest by thee who art wicked-hearted, I shall be born again for thy destruction.

Since his role is to intervene when either Law or Chaos have gained an excess of power, he is always doomed to be surrounded by strife and destruction, although he may go through long periods of relative quiet.

Since an Egyptian sword bearing the name of pharaoh Merneptah was found in the destruction levels, 1190 BC was taken as the date for the beginning of the LH IIIC.

Since the purpose of Kalacoon station had been to study the jungle, the jungle's destruction left Beebe with no choice but to close the station and return with its supplies to New York.

Since then, aided by the destruction of a number of large arms smuggling vessels that belonged to the LTTE, and an international crackdown on the funding for the Tamil Tigers, the government took control of the entire area previously controlled by the Tamil Tigers, including their de-facto capital Kilinochchi, main military base Mullaitivu and the entire A9 highway, leading the LTTE to finally admit defeat on 17 May 2009.

Since 2008, it has been listed as Endangered by the IUCN due to destruction of wetlands in their habitat.

" Since no one will recognise that they are capable of mass destruction ( despite their good intentions ), no one will stop them from doing the unspeakable.

Since these rabbits prefer a habitat of both mature and young forests, they do not thrive in only mature forests untouched by destruction, yet they do not thrive in newly growing forests alone either.

Since photosensitizers can also have a high affinity for vascular endothelial cells, PDT can be targeted to the blood carrying vasculature that supplies nutrients to tumours, increasing further the destruction of tumours.

Since 1716, the French and Choctaw had united against the Natchez in an overt campaign of destruction.

Since the Fc moiety is now unavailable to the Fc receptors of the reticulo-endothelial cells, the normally occurring destruction of the platelets is prevented.

Since Roman days the term Mount Lebanon has encompassed this area.

Since September 11, 2001, Mount Weather has seen a dramatic increase in staffing and support.

Since then the site of ancient Panticapaeum city on Mount Mithridat has been systematically excavated.

Since it is known that Helena ordered the Temple of Venus to the west of the Temple Mount to be torn down to construct the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, presumably she also ordered the Temple of Jupiter on the Temple Mount to be torn down to construct the Church of St. Cyrus and St. John.

Since the Waqf is granted almost full autonomy on the Islamic holy sites, Israeli archaeologists have been prevented from inspecting the area ; although they have conducted several excavations around the Temple Mount.

Since 1967, non-Muslims have been permitted limited access, however non-Muslims are not permitted to pray on the Temple Mount, or carry any form of religious artifact or anything with Hebrew letters.

Since 2007, National Gypsum has operated a wallboard plant in Mount Holly.

Since this city was founded, the downtown area of Mount Vernon bordering the Skagit River has been plagued by flooding, especially during times of heavy rain.

Since 1869, the Mount Washington Cog Railway has provided tourists with a train journey to the summit of Mount Washington.

Since 1950, there have been several earthquake swarms each year at Mount Hood, most notably in July 1980 and June 2002.

Since Mount Athos uses the traditional Julian Calendar, the day they name as January 12 currently falls on January 25 of the modern Gregorian Calendar.

Since mid-June 1991, when violent eruptions triggered Mount Pinatubo's first lahars in 500 years, a system to monitor and warn of lahars has been in operation.

Since the demolition non-Muslims can reach the Temple Mount via the Mughrabi Bridge, which is the only access for non-Muslims.

Since the submarine tender, based in La Maddelena in Sardinia, changed homeports to Bremerton, Washington, the fleet has just one permanently assigned ship, the Mount Whitney.

Since the 3rd century, some Christians have identified Mount Tabor as the site of the Transfiguration, including Origen.

Since it was at the end of the Lillooet Trail, aka the Douglas Road or Lakes Route, and the Lil ' wat native people farther southwest along that route spoke the same language as the native bands near town, the governor was petitioned to change the name to Lillooet, with permission for use of the name granted by the chiefs of the Lower St ' at ' imc at Mount Currie ( Lil ' wat ) and agreed to by the bands of what is now the Upper St ' at ' imc.

Since The Bible indicated that Noah's Ark had washed up on Mount Ararat only a thousand years before this Noah's sons could not account for every race on earth.

Since then the Cedar species known scientifically as Cedrus libani is often associated with Mount Lebanon.

Since 1868, the school has been located high on Waverley Mount to the north of the city centre, looking down towards the site of its foundation in St Mary's Church and its continuance in Stoney Street.

Since 1999, it was replaced by an automatic station of the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium installed on Mount Rigi ( scientific station of the High Fens-University of Liege ) who is between the signal and the house Botrange Michel.

Since the 1980s, the mountain has two official names, either Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont, to give equal recognition to its Māori and English names.