I was honoured recently to accept the position of president of Mizrachi U.K. I did so because I believe our eternal challenge as Jews is both straightforward and also awash with complexity: How to sanctify the innovations of the modern world in accordance with our eternal Jewish values?

Free speech may be a right, but only by using it as a force for good in the world do we make it a virtue.

As we wander, grieving, in yet another dark moment, amid our pain we must struggle to remember the redemptive power of love and hope.

Life has an absolute value and its preservation takes precedence over other commandments.

So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations.

Britain's great postwar meritocratic experiment was broad-based, but it was in politics that the change was most dramatic.

How can we even call this a Democracy when the House, the Senate, the White House, and now the Supreme Court are all controlled by the representatives of a minority group in America?

And I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not about race, it's about giving opportunities to demonstrate their abilities to do work with the Federal Government.