LEV277 Judaism rules out the deification and all worship of saints. Holy men are witnesses unto God, but not gods. They are not divine, but pathfinders to the Divine life. Their virtues light up the dark avenues of human life. In some ages their examples make a stronger appeal than in others. Only in God can each generation, in accordance with its own needs and lights, find the embodiment of its supreme aspirations and ideals, in God not as reflected in the life of one outstanding personality, but in Himself, super–personal, infinite and holy. Hence the call of Judaism: [this verse]. To become Godlike is the highest aim of man. See M. Lazarus, The Ethics of Judaism, pp. 111ff.