Most students have thoughts about emigrating to Israel. A significant number go on aliyah. We are proud of our Israel programs, which come at a considerable cost to the university.

No religious position is loyally served by refusing to consider annoying theories which may well turn out to be facts.

Mutual commitment to ideals - yes; the stifling of all dissenting notions - no.

Conventional dogmas, even if endowed with the authority of an Aristotle - ancient or modern - must be tested vigorously. If they are found wanting, we need not bother with them. But if they are found to be substantially correct, we may not overlook them.

Judaism is an intellectually based religion, and the single most important theme is that of study.

I showed that privacy was an implicit right in Jewish law, probably going back to the second or third century, when it was elaborated on in a legal way.

As a result of this article, I was invited to testify in the Senate Judiciary Committee on privacy law.