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.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) In his 2015 book, Lessons in Leadership, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wrote: “Leaders must have the strength to know what they cannot be if they... Read More