If you want to discover a depth of meaning about kindness, you need look no further than the wisdom of the Jewish Bible, which is referred to as the Torah, and the Jewish teachers and sages whose wisdom has been treasured for many centuries. So central is the trait of kindness in Judaism, that it is said that "the beginning and end of the entire Torah is loving-kindness."

It is considered even greater than our people's hallmark trait of charity, for even it depends entirely on the extent of kindness within it.

From a Jewish perspective the world itself depends on kindness: Our tradition teaches that it is one of three pillars upon which the world rests.

With this ideal of kindness we begin our journey on the road to a richer Jewish way of life.

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