The Declaration of Independence is the most important Jewish principles document in the modern era . It is a document describing the path the Jewish people have traveled from the Book of Books (The Hebrew Bible) to the modern sovereignty of Israel. But it is not only a description; it is an answer to the question, "Who are we?" We are modern Jews, bearing a legacy and culture – meaning a multiplicity of forms of life, affiliation, and contemporary creation. We are the successors of the...