This principle of unity of the whole along with respect for individual differences is symbolized in the Mishkan, the Tabernacle.

Not all Modern Orthodox Jews, at the present juncture, identify with what the Israeli government does. In Israel many religious Zionists strongly oppose the government because of the disengagement.

This principle of unity of the whole along with respect for individual differences is symbolized in the Mishkan, the Tabernacle.

In Judaism, there are 613 biblical commandments, and the Talmud says that the chief commandment of all is study.

My mother, whose family was heavily rabbinic, said she wanted me to continue the family tradition in the rabbinate. My father said he wanted me to be a scholar of the Talmud, but he wanted me to make my living in science.

At Cardozo, study of law is part of a larger culture. You can get a law degree and make a good living, but it is best that you do that having studied the discipline for its own inherent merit, because you love studying.

I was not the midwife of the Law School, but its fraternal twin.