Building a Community of Torah and Tzedek

Publication Date: January 1998

Publisher: Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education

Author(s): Barry Shrage

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Spirituality; Community Formation; Values

Type: Brief

Coverage: Massachusetts United States

Abstract:

If being Jewish is to regain its meaning for Jews today, the Jewish community must be transformed. While it's impossible to "know" the exact shape the new paradigm will take, we must begin, with humility and respect for alternative proposals, the difficult, yet crucial task of proposing new visions. Here in Boston, 10 years of open discussion and experimentation are leading us to propose a community of Torah-serious Jewish learning, and tzedek--social justice for our Jewish people and all humankind.