Walls or Lack Thereof

Amongst the links my rarely-commenting friend (in the future to be referred to as RCF) sent me lately was one to the website of the Chief Rabbi of England, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. I had a couple hours to kill last night before class, so I read one of his lectures, this one focusing on "Revelation - Torah from Heaven." It was an very interesting read. One line in particular, that didn't actually have much to do with the topic, but that I totally agree with was this:

And I just add, as my commentary on Jewish life, that I do not think that those who live behind high walls, a self-imposed ghetto, are necessarily the strongest Jews. The strongest Jews are those who are able to live without those high walls. Confident in their faith they can engage in dialogue with other people's faith - or other people's culture.