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| October 2004 Highlights
Jewish Values and American Democratic Traditions
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|  Ruth Messinger: As Americans, part of our identity is our commitment to individual rights. But Judaism is a system of mitzvoth, duties and responsibilities.
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| Nathan Diament: Despite our status as a minority religion in this nation, American Jews should be the last ones to believe that the privatization of religion and its values is desirable, let alone possible.
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| Pella Schafer: Here is a “formula” for Jewish continuity based on three guiding principles from the prophet Micah: Do Justice, Love Kindness, and Walk Humbly.
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| For
Sale: Living Words V: A Source Book on Israel in a Time of Struggle
A timely resource for rabbis, educators, and families to  address
the crisis in Israel. Included are High Holiday sermons, new rituals
for celebrating Israel's Independence Day, Responsa on the Prayer
for the Peace of Israel, essays and resource materials to teach
Israel in synagogues and schools.:
Available now www.Jflbooks.com
Foreword by Yitz Greenberg bookorders@JFLmedia.com.
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| While some say that American and Jewish values are the same, Americans speak of rights and Jews about responsibilities. How is this difference manifest?
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| “Where are we at the beginning of the 21st Century in America? We are building a new Jewish civilization that is literate and particular but also universal in its concern for humankind...” Barry Shrage
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