"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.