Bahrain will normalize ties with Israel, Trump announces. The same law shall apply to the native as to the stranger who sojourns among you.” Exodus 20:10. The harsh roundups of undocumented immigrants and the appalling policy of separating parents from children at the border as a “deterrent” to undocumented immigration bring shame to America and weaken the frayed fabric holding us together as a nation. In the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, the word “gēr” appears almost 50 times, and the fifth book, Deuteronomy, delineates a number of specific provisions for treating “the stranger” not just with courtesy but also with active support and provision. Day schools open, Israelis face High Holidays lockdown, Abu Dhabi orders kosher food. Your contribution will help us bring you vital news, Welcoming The Stranger Is A Core Principle Of Judaism, Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, a one-time New Yorker now living in Phoenix, joins members of Arizona Jews for Justice at a rally earlier this month outside an ICE facility near the Arizona-Mexico border. Ramaz students come down with Covid, Trump team says Bloomberg's a ‘globalist,’ Steve Cohen buying Mets, Students at Ramaz, TABC Test Positive for Covid-19. But it is also critical that we remain true to the ideals of a nation that has served as a refuge for those fleeing wars, oppression and intractable poverty — ideals that brought so many of our Jewish ancestors to America’s shores and to safe, prosperous lives. NYC vows crackdown if Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Orthodox neighborhoods, Health Dept. Matthew 25:31-46, highlights our responsibility to care for the 'stranger' and the displaced around us. Data from New York City’s health department is the latest in an increasingly ominous series of warning signs. For services involving singing, the health department recommends 12 feet of social distancing. Amen. Join us for a virtual conversation with A. There are many strangers around each of us who need to see the love of God. A Poem by Moses Celebrates Life’s Turns of Fate, A Reflection and a Prayer for an Urgent Year, Here’s Where to Go for Streaming High Holiday Services, If You Need a Chicken for Kapparot, They’ll Swing By. Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be the first Jew and first woman to lie in state at the Capitol, Click here to watch the latest virtual conversation. The “Change the World” quest for next week is to find a group in our community that welcomes the stranger and to see how we are called to participate in that welcome. 5 Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Health warnings greet New Year, Israel locks down, Biden woos Jewish voters, Film in Works About Brooklyn Rabbi Who Coerced Divorces. How Stephen Miller Shaped the Trump Era — So Far, An interview with Jean Guerrero, whose new book says the top White House aide ‘packaged the hate that fuels white terrorism.’, Why Pizza is the Perfect Rosh Hashanah Food. Voir les partenaires de The Conversation France. And as we show God’s love to others and go about His work, we can be sure that there will be opportunities, and prompting from the Holy Spirit, to also explain God’s love in the Person and work of Jesus. However, in my reading of the Bible, the principles regarding welcoming the stranger are broad-reaching and unambiguous. A ‘new era’ in the Mideast, Queens yeshiva has cases, young NYers fail Holocaust test, Gulf States Signal that Peace With Israel is an End in Itself. It is about showing active, practical love and welcome for the people we meet, even if they are strangers. Whether it is because of fear, anger, or pain, the result is the same: We feel the sting of not being welcomed. 3. A controversial Yom Kippur ritual gets a coronavirus twist. Three Prayers for This Strangest of New Years, Bettering the World Begins with a Single Act. The people in our churches and communities are not there by coincidence. Écrivez un article et rejoignez une communauté de plus de 113 400 universitaires et chercheurs de 3 697 institutions. Have Jewish Female Athletes Been Shortchanged? ‘We are witnessing today a new trend that will create a better path for the Middle East,’ said the UAE’s foreign minister. Indeed, when it comes to the specific questions concerning building a wall on America’s border with Mexico or welcoming immigrants and refugees, some Christians would argue that doing so does not violate any biblical precepts concerning hospitality to the stranger, since the issue is one of legality and, of course, a good number of Christians did indeed support Donald Trump’s candidacy for the presidency. Renowned for their all-embracing hospitality. Secondly, America’s role as safe haven for those facing great danger and oppression is part of the Jewish community’s historical DNA.