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.
There is a curious anomaly in Parshat Ki Tavo: those who will adhere to God's Torah are promised to be "on the top," and also not "on the bottom." Why... Read More