Seven Essential Jewish Practices Evolve Essay Summary By Elliott Tepperman Seven essential Jewish practices that are the most valuable for living a life of connected purpose with a full awareness of its many blessings. This is a summary of an essay available in the "Why be Jewish?" section of Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations. Click here to read the full essay. Click here for a categorized listing of all essays from Evolve: Groundbreaking Conversations.