In the book Ceremony and Celebration, Rabbi Sacks offers several profound concepts.
“To be a Jew is to give tzedaka as well as doing acts of loving-kindness.
It is to learn and never stop seeking,
to pray and never stop thanking,
to do teshuva and never stop growing.
To do teshuva is an act of making ourselves anew.
Life is not easy. It is short but meaningful. It is the gift of God.
Life is sweet when touched by the divine.” (p21-23)