This posting is chapter 8 from the 2nd edition of my 2002 book, "Judaism and Global Survival."
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"I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. Behold, the tears of the oppressed, they had no one to comfort them! On the side of the oppressors there was power." Ecclesiastes 4:1
To survey conditions for most of the world's people today is to see the extent to which Jewish teachings about justice, compassion and sharing have been neglected. The tremendous injustice and inequality that prevail in the world today are well described ...
This posting is from chapter 7 of the 2nd edition of my book, "Judaism and Global Survival."
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"'Not by might, not by power, but by my spirit,' says the Lord of Hosts." (Zechariah 4:6)
Judaism describes a special obligation to strive for peace. The tradition commands that people actively pursue peace. The Midrash states that there are many commandments that require a certain time and place for their performance, but with regard to the mandate to "seek peace and pursue it" (Psalms. 34:15), we are to seek it in our own place and pursue it everywhere ...
