Sublime

I wrestle with and write about theology because I care about it to the depths of my being, because questions about who and what God is, and about what it means to be a Jew and a human being in the twenty-first century matter to me like almost nothing else does.

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

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,

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

Darkhei shalom is essentially hessed universalized and applied to those who are not members of our faith.

Yeshivat Hadar cannot be the only solution to the lack of Jewish empowerment education available to American Jews in the twenty-first century. In fact, if Yeshivat Hadar remains the only new institution in this field in the next five years, we will have failed to achieve our broader vision. American Judaism will thrive when it offers the most activ

we actively decided not to make Yeshivat Hadar a pluralistic environment. For instance, all the full-time students are expected to daven together in a single service that is egalitarian and traditional. Students must also commit to living a life engaged with Torah and mitzvot. All of the faculty we hired also support this form of prayer and commitm

for Jewish ethics, the path to universal love is through partiality rather than around it.

Rabbi Irving “Yitz” Greenberg, all human beings are endowed with three “intrinsic dignities”: infinite worth, equality, and uniqueness.10