
Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays

in the Hebrew Bible, God reveals himself primarily in the form of laws, for Judaism is concerned not just with salvation (the soul in its relationship with God) but also with redemption (society as a vehicle for the divine presence).
Jonathan Sacks • To Heal a Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility
Jewish thought requires the implementation of mitzvot to actualize Judaism’s potential to inspire lives of goodness and holiness.
Rabbi Bradley Shavit DHL Artson • God of Becoming and Relationship: The Dynamic Nature of Process Theology
For Judaism, morality is something else. It is covenantal, the result of a partnership—a marriage—between humanity and God.
Jonathan Sacks • A Letter in the Scroll: Understanding Our Jewish Identity and Exploring the Legacy of the World's Oldest Religion
when catastrophe shattered the vision, Jews spent their lives renewing it. The question is: From where can these people draw the strength to renew their dream again and again? The answer of Jewish tradition is: Give people just a foretaste of the fulfillment, and they will never give it up. The Shabbat is that taste.