Moses Mendelssohn's Living ScriptMoses Mendelssohn (17291786) is often described as the founder of modern Jewish thought and as a leading philosopher of the late Enlightenment. One of Mendelssohn's main concerns was how to conceive of the relationship between Judaism, philosophy, and the civic life of a modern state. Elias Sacks explores Mendelssohn's landmark account of Jewish practiceJudaism's "living script," to use his famous phraseto present a broader reading of Mendelssohn's