Many in the emergent “religious left” like to point to selected Biblical passages to justify their support for contemporary activism. Of course, the same Bible is also used to justify right wing policy positions. What should Secular Jews do with this mixed cultural inheritance to best further their social justice goals?

Rabbi Adam Chalom led this discussion virtually for the 2023 Cultural and Secular Jewish Organization (www.csjo.org) annual conference on May 27, 2023. He is the Dean for North America of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism (www.iishj.org) and Rabbi of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in north suburban Chicago (www.kolhadash.com).