Rebecca -
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the tanakh is chock full of the truth and wisdom of God for us all
This is not obvious to anyone who has read the GT, since Christians reject the Mosaic Law as being obsolete (Hebrews 8) and having been replaced by a better deal (the "New Covenant", or GT) that includes "Golden Rule", which was also lifted out of the Torah. Why do you accept only some of the truths in the Hebrew Bible and reject the rest?
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So let's encourage each other to do good, to help those less forunate !
That is what God wants from us!

That's what we're here for, Rebecca. I like what the Prophet Micah has to say about what G-d wants:

Micah 6:8 -
Man has told you what is good; but what does the L-rd demand of you? To do justice, to love loving-kindness, and to walk humbly with your G-d.

I think Micah said it all in one beautiful verse.

UriYosef