Faith in the Future Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank The sages of the Mishna

The sages of the Mishna lived through one of the greatest transitions of Jewish history: the destruction of the Temple and withdrawal of divine revelation

Supplementary essays by leading contemporary rabbinic leaders

Skillfully translated and meaningfully introduced by Rabbi Yedidya Sinclair

lays out an invigorating vision for trust-based education that will captivate parents

A free society is a moral achievement

Faith in the Future Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank The sages of the MishnaThere is such a thing as an ecology of hope, and it lies in restoring to our culture a sense of family, community and religious faith. The great question facing the liberal democracies of the West is whether it can be done. I believe it can, and that is the theme of many of the chapters in this book. These values never die, though occasionally as now they suffer an eclipse. If Judaism and the history of the Jewish people have a message for our time,