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.

Human beings are partners of the Almighty in bringing life into the world, and we are his partners also in healing.