BE NICE TO THE STRANGER
The Torah connects the mitzva of being nice to a “ger” with the Jewish nation’s experience as slaves in Egypt. But surely being nice to a “ger” is an objective aspiration? Why should it be contingent on our own formative years as downtrodden strangers in a foreign land? Rabbi Dunner offers an interesting twist to explain it all.
THE FESTIVAL OF THE TEMPORARY HOUSE
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Sukkot begins with a flimsy hut and ends with dancing around a Torah scroll. In between come the four species, Kohelet, Hoshana Rabba, Shemini... Read More