Daniel Goldman is a businessman, social activist and a former chair of the Coalition for Haredi Employment, Gesher and World Bnei Akiva. In this review essay he reflects on three authors’ respective.
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Jewish values are something that are spoken about in every denomination of Judaism, and in each community, they will be perceived as something different. Whether it be the idea of social justice and improving the world, or if it means following the written and oral law down to the last letter, everyone has their own idea of what these values entail. Growing up these values seemed clear to me, I knew what they were, and they defined my Jewish identity. Judaism was about love, about respecting others, keeping your community safe, and loving your neighbour. It was also about the Torah commandments and prohibitions of course, but to me, these things were always one and the same. But in r