"Richard Schwartz has crafted a magnificent contribution to Jewish ethical writing. He has insightfully raised important questions for concerned Jews and courageously taught a simple, yet profound Jewish message."�Rabbi Hillel Levy, Shaare Tzedeck Synagogue, Manhattan

"This book is not just for Jews. People of all faiths who want to know how the Hebrew Scriptures relate to the crucial issues of our times will find it invaluable. It can be common ground for those of us who want the kind of dialogue that will create the world that ought to be."�Tony Campolo, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Eastern College

"[This] book brings to bear scholarly insight that is accessible to the interested lay person. The insights and the values of the Jewish tradition regarding crucial social issues of our time come alive in...[this] presentation."�Rabbi David Saperstein, Codirector and Counsel, Religious Action Center Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism

"[This book] speaks with the unmistakable diction of the prophetic moral sensibility."�Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, Valley Beth Shalom, Encino, California

"[E]loquent, important, and timely."�Lewis G. Regenstein, President, the Interfaith Council for the Protection of Animals and Nature

"Dr. Schwartz echoes the impassioned protest of the ancient prophets of Isreal in his pointed consideration of contemporary social issues."�Rabbi David Sears