Living in North America today means, for the vast preponderance of Jews, not living in a ghetto. Each and every day, we mingle with a dazzling array of non-Jews from every corner of the globe. By choice, we live in the world as a part of the world. Most of us want our children to be exposed to a range of human cultures, to learn to treasure the beauty in the vast literatures and faith traditions of all humankind. Read more...

 Today's Torah portion begins with some of the most famous lines of the entire Torah.  "See, this day I set before you blessing and curse: blessing, if you obey the Commandments of the Lord, your God, that I enjoin upon you this day; and curse, if you do not obey the Commandments of the Lord, your God."   Read more...

Are We Commanded Or Are We Free? In our own age, the question of whether or not Jews are obligated by the practices and values of our religion is one which has divided our people into separate camps.   Read more...