Foundations of a Faith

613 Mitzvot accept achieve American Jewish community artistic aspects associated auto-emancipation basic believe Bible Biblical body chapter commandments concept K'lal Yisrael consciously Conservative Movement covenant created creatures day school democratic Deuteronomy Divine Communication emotional equally Eretz Yisrael essence ethical experience faith formulated fulfill goals God's Hebrew language Hence human identify indispensable individual intellectual involved Israel Jewish law Jewish Theological Seminary Jews Judaism Kol Nidre live Lord Maimonides man's mankind meaning ment mercy merely mind Mishnah Mishneh Torah Mitzvah Mitzvot moral Movement nation never observe passage pattern Pentateuch peoplehood phenomenon philosophy physical political principle prophet Rabbinical Assembly Rabbis reason referent relationship religion religious symbol revealed Law role Sabbath Sanhedrin Schechter scientific symbol Seminary of America sense Shabbat significant society soul spiritual bridges Talmud term Mitzvah thought tion Torah Tosefta tradition ultimate United Synagogue universe validity verse whole York Zionist