Sublime

Could it be that today’s society has made Jewish identity superfluous?

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,

God wants to be loved with the whole of our hearts, then whether and in what way we involve our hearts in our religious lives is pivotal.

He wants us to engage with the world. He wants us to heal the sick, feed the hungry, fight injustice with all the power of law, and combat ignorance with universal education. He wants us to show what it is to love the neighbour and the stranger, and say, with R. Akiva, “Beloved is humanity because we are each created in God’s image” (Mishna Avot 3:

Who is a Jew? A person whose integrity decays when unmoved by the knowledge of wrong done to other people.

how can the American Jewish community foster more Empowered Jews?

Love and generous perception are mutually reinforcing. Adopting a posture of love toward others leads us to see them positively;

The ethic of responsibility is the best answer I know to the meaning and meaningfulness of a life.

Our social skills are currently inadequate to the pluralistic societies we are living in.