No one can say for certain what the future may bring, but
the beliefs and ideas expressed in the religion and culture of Judaism
remain optimistic. Jews continue to dream of a better world to come, of a
time of peace for all human beings. Their beliefs have inspired other
nations, too. The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia bears an inscription taken
from the Jewish Bible. Displayed on the balcony overlooking the entrance
hail at the United Nations headquarters in New York City is a saying from
the prophet Isaiah, the selfsame prophet who dreamed the great Jewish
dream of a time of universal peace.