Table of Contents


Introductioniv
Blueprintvi
1.T A L M U DT O R A H
The mitzvah of Jewish learning
The story of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai		1
2.K ' L A LY I S R A E L
The mitzvah of Jewish solidarity
The story of Sandy Koufax		11
3.T Z I O N U T
The mitzvah of Zionism
The story of Golda Meir		19
4.T I K K U NO L A M
The mitzvah of healing the world
The story of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel		27
5.O M E T ZL E V
The mitzvah of courage
The story of Hannah Senesh		35
6.H E R U T
The mitzvah of freedom
The story of Avital and Natan Sharansky		43
7.T I K V A H
The mitzvah of hope
The story of Anne Frank		51
8.T Z E D E K
The mitzvah of justice
The story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg		59
9.P I K U A HN E F E S H
The mitzvah of saving a life
The story of Yonatan Netanyahu		68
10.T Z E D A K A H
The mitzvah of charity
The story of Albert Einstein		76
11.S H A L O M
The mitzvah of peace
The story of Menachem Begin		83
12.Z I K A R O N
The mitzvah of remembrance
The story of Steven Spielberg		91
J E W I S HH E R O E SH A L LO FF A M E99
Sources114
Keep Reading116
Index118