No great achiever - even those who made it seem easy - ever succeeded without hard work.

There are hard texts in each tradition which we must confront and ask ourselves, 'Can we reinterpret those texts to allow us to live peaceably, and respectfully, with people of other faiths?' That is a job only Jews can do for Judaism, only Christians can do for Christianity, and only Muslims can do for Islam. But sometimes the sight of someone in one faith wrestling with that faith can empower you to wrestle with another faith.

Jews know this in their bones. Our community could not exist for a day without its volunteers. They are the lifeblood of our organizations, whether they involve welfare, youth, education, care of the sick and elderly, or even protection against violence and abuse.

Dreams are where we visit the many lands and landscapes of human possibility and discover the one where we feel at home. The great religious leaders were all dreamers.

The royals - all of them, especially Prince Philip and Prince Charles - have done outstanding work with the faith communities.

A society in which there are high levels of voluntary activity will simply be a better, happier place than one where there are not.

Israel is a democratic state with an independent judiciary, a free press and a diverse population of many cultures, religions and creeds.