Chaim - The preservation and enhancement of human life; Life is valuable and is not to be sacrificed.
Tzedakah - The establishment of justice in all human interaction; Human beings are to be treated as ends and not as means.
Shalom - The promotion of harmony in all things; Human beings live in one world where all affect each other.
Gemilut Chasadim - The performance of special acts of loving kindness; The giving of ourselves to each other without the expectation of reward.
Yisrael - The preservation of the Jewish people; The mission of perpetuating the sacredness of human beings.
Torah - The preservation of the Jewish religious and cultural heritage; The special Jewish search for ethical and spiritual meaning.
Avodah - The statement of the specialness of life through Jewish modes of worship; The use of ritual to express Kedushah, the holiness of life.
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