God and man in Judaism.

Leo Baeck accepted ethical monotheism as the essence of Judaism but added mystery, a sense of the holy, as a second Jewish essence. He wrote about our emotional awareness, our experiencing the Divine which naturally leads to ethical acts, what Baeck called the commandments. At the same time, we can also maintain peoplehood, a sense of our role in history, through ritual acts, which give expression to our sense of mystery. His actions during WWII exemplified his moral beliefs.