Abstract
Seeking the face of God, striving to live in His presence and to fashion the life of holiness appropriate to God’s presence—these have ever been the core of that religious civilization known to the world as Judaism, the collective religious expression of the people Israel. Such a statement of supreme value—aside from questions of how precisely it is to be defined and how achieved—could win the assent of biblical priest and prophet, of Pharisee and Essene sectarian, of Hellenistic contemplative and law-centered rabbi, of philosopher, Kabbalist, Hasid, and even of moderns who seek to walk in their