Bible

The commandment to gather every seven years for a communal Torah reading reinforces the spirit of unity and commitment among the people.

The many commandments in Judaism relating to remembering both positive and negative experiences motivate us to work towards redemption.

True justice balances the needs of a whole group, rather than just the individual.

The Torah takes care to limit the power of both the kingship and the priesthood, the formal institutions of leadership and governance in ancient Israel.

Parashat Re'eh calls our attention to our ability to choose the directions of our lives.

Moses tells the Children of Israel that the covenant includes all of them, including the pious and faithful as well as the rebellious and confused.

Tough love from the Torah, and the rabbis' attempts to mitigate it.

Our decisions to ignore or respond to members of our communities who are in danger determine the justice and morality of our society.

How does the concept of the uniqueness and choseness of the Jewish people inform our relationship with God and with non-Jews?

Loving God, like loving people, requires the commitment of our intellect, emotions, and actions.

People's perceptions of a society are often based on that society's judicial system.

The final commandments in the Torah, to gather as a community to hear the Torah and to write down a spiritual legacy, encourage us to re-engage with our core values.