If We Are To Cherish Freedom, And

Jews Know This In Their Bones. Our Community Could Not Exist For A Day Without Its Volunteers. They Are The Lifeblood Of Our Organizations, Whether They Involve Welfare, Youth, Education, Care Of The Sick And Elderly, Or Even Protection Against Violence And Abuse.

After The Destructionofthe Second Temple Jewslived By An Ancient And Fundamental Insight, That God Does Not Live In Buildings But In The Human Heart.

Science Takes Things Apart To See How They Work. Religion Puts Things Together To See What They Mean.

In Judaism Faith Means Wrestling With God As Jacob Once Wrestled With An Angel.

There Are Hard Texts In Each Tradition Which We Must Confront And Ask Ourselves, 'can We Reinterpret Those Texts To Allow Us To Live Peaceably, And Respectfully, With People Of Other Faiths?' That Is A Job Only Jews Can Do For Judaism, Only Christians Can Do For Christianity, And Only Muslims Can Do For Islam. But Sometimes The Sight Of Someone In One Faith Wrestling With That Faith Can Empower You To Wrestle With Another Faith.