New York: Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, 2026. Presumed First Edition, First Printing. Wraps. 27, [1] pages, including covers. Mailing information on rear cover. Seals have been opened for cataloguing. This is a new collection of essays exploring the Declaration of Independence through the lens of Jewish text and tradition. Jewish commentary on the ideas that have shaped America for 250 years from the Pardes Institute. The essays are: That All Men are Created Equal by Rabbi Rahel Berkovits; Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness by Yiscah Smith; Prudence and the Right of Rebellion by Leah Rosenthal; and Our Lives, Our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor by David Bernstein. Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is a Jewish educational institution based in Jerusalem with programs worldwide. Rabbi Michael Swirsky launched Pardes in the fall of 1972 with the support of the World Zionist Organization, which provided the facility and covered overhead costs. The institute began with 25 students in the summer of 1972 at 10 Rehov Gad in the Baka, Jerusalem. The initial students came from top universities across North America. In that first year, its faculty included the following rabbis and professors, each teaching one full day each week: Adin Steinsaltz, David Hartman, Eliezer Schweid, Pinchas Hacohen Peli, and Michael Rosenak, with Dov Berkovits and Menachem Froman functioning as teaching assistants. More