Judaism Is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life
Rabbi Donniel Hartman refers to this core Jewish ethic of self-transcendence as the “ethic of non-indifference,” which he defines as the obligation “to see the needs of others and to implicate oneself as part of the solution.”
Sarah Hurwitz • Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life--in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There)
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
... See moreIrving Greenberg • The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays
The first demand made of a Jew is goodness. Nothing else is more important, no command more central. Tied to the consciousness of God is the need to be good. A verse from the biblical Book of Leviticus reads: “You shall not pick your vineyard bare, or gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am
... See moreDavid J. Wolpe • Why Be Jewish?
More than the Bible is interested in the home God made for man, it is concerned with the home man makes for God. Fundamental to it is not the natural world God created but the social world we create.