Dignity and self-esteem Life is worthwhile when each person sees themself as worthwhile. Self-respect is distinct from happiness. Happiness is less the goal of life than the consequence of having attained it. Self-respect is dependent upon autonomy. Autonomy does not mean that each person is individually self-sufficient.
Healthy dependence is horizontal rather than vertical.
Secular Jewish Roots Judaism is an ethnic culture. It did not fall from heaven. It was not invented by a divine spokesperson. It was created by the Jewish people. It was molded by Jewish experience.