Talmudic law, rabbinic law, the way our evidence code works in this society, because it's all about getting at truth. He's ready to take greater personal risks, possibly in crafting public policy. We all need a sense of inner peace. Society works better that way. We've got to facilitate, then get out of the way.
Peace takes generations.
Naggar was born in Tel Aviv, where he still has family. Growing up, Naggar belonged to Peninsula Temple Sholom in Burlingame and still considers Rabbi Gerald Raiskin a close friend. A hard-charger from a young age, Naggar, who is single but plans to have a family one day, has long been at the vortex of a whirling schedule. After graduating from U.C. Berkeley, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he received his juris doctor from Boalt Hall School of Law in 1981. He has served on the board of the Jewish Community Relations Council, sat on the first local young leadership development group for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and expressed his pro-Israel views in public debates over U.S. support.