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Ties between Jews and Church.


Vatican--On March 28, 2004, the Pope welcomed the president and members of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
This article is about the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. For the children club, see JDC Club.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
 (JDC JDC Joint Distribution Committee
JDC Java Developer Connection (Sun Microsystems)
JDC John Deere Credit
JDC Jubilee Debt Campaign (UK)
JDC Juvenile Detention Center
JDC Judicial District Court
). Its mission is to sponsor programs of relief, rescue, and renewal on behalf of Jews Jews [from Judah], traditionally, descendants of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, whose tribe, with that of his half brother Benjamin, made up the kingdom of Judah; historically, members of the worldwide community of adherents to Judaism.  throughout the world. The group also aids non-Jews in times of natural disaster.

The Holy Father told his visitors that our duty to serve one another stems from the fact that man is made in God's own image and from the commandment com·mand·ment  
n.
1. A command; an edict.

2. Bible One of the Ten Commandments.


commandment
Noun

a divine command, esp.
 in the Book of Leviticus: "You shall love your neighbour as yourself. I am the Lord."
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