I have been struggling with a number of intellectual and spiritual issues over the last several weeks, and, as is often the case with Torah, I found inspiration and answers within Scripture... I delivered a d'var Torah this morning on Parashat Nitzavim, and I submit it to you as this week's blog entry.
You can read it online or download the PDF.
As always, feedback is welcome.
Monday, September 26, 2005
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
"Love the convert..."
A couple weeks ago, in Parashat Eikev, we saw God's commandment to the Israelites: "You shall love the stranger..." (Deuteronomy 10:19). One interpretation of this verse takes it as the foundation of the mitzvah of welcoming the convert. A Hebrew Union College 4th-year rabbinic student, Justus Baird, delivered a beautiful and moving d'var torah on this topic at the Wexner Summer Institute at the end of August. It is a must-read sermon, and I hope you find it as moving and inspiring as I did.
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