Sublime

The way forward is clear and everything unfolds in faith.

the power of Judaism is clear to those truly engaged in its complex struggles and searchings for truth and divinity. Instead of focusing on new ideas, the Jewish community would be better served by connecting to the original “big ideas” of our heritage: Torah, avodah, and gemilut hasadim,

However, theologians of the other monotheistic religions find it somewhat hard to accept Judaism’s affirmation that God is not merely the source of the Torah but is also bound by it. Opponents argue that such a statement is incredibility piled on top of paradox. Would an infinite, universal, all-powerful One care enough to intervene in “trivial” hu

The biblical teaching that God had self-limited, which could be interpreted narrowly as a divine decision not to overbear human freedom by cataclysmic punishment, was understood by the Pharisees to be a statement of respect for humanity. Through the covenant, God was summoning humans to participate in the process of perfecting the world.

In protesting, the psalmists reach out to a God who loves them.

Religion can be just as Apollonian as science, especially in its cassocked and organised manifestation. It is always a need to control, a fear of disorder, a mistrust of freedom – and panic in the face of the Dionysian impulse towards rhapsody and excess.

ethics is about responding not to human beings in general but to human beings in particular—and in all their particularity.

Law has the highest dignity in Judaism, because it is the most basic institution of a free society.

to be a Jew is to cry out, even when silence would be safer, easier, and more convenient.