brings us together as a holy community, because
WE RECOGNIZE
that while we may have different modes of observance, our expressions of Judaism are equally authentic.
brings us together as a holy community, because
WE RECOGNIZE
the need to support religious pluralism, studying our religious texts and our Jewish narrative.
brings us together as a holy community, because
WE RECOGNIZE
the need to raise difficult theological and philosophical issues
and examine them in the context of modernity.
brings us together as a holy community, because
WE RECOGNIZE
the need for mutual support, while challenging ourselves
to continue putting the individual pieces
of life's puzzles together,
learning as we go,
how to ensure, both for ourselves and our children,
that we will continue to
