The Torah's command to care for the widow, orphan, and stranger sits at the base of a rich Jewish theology of compassion, kindness, and social justice. I am joined by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, author and activist, to talk about why the ethical and the ritual can't be teased apart, and how the world benefits from a Jewish approach to social justice.
R' Shmuly's Social Justice Commentaries can be found here and here.
Lessons from Leprosy (Metzora)
The Healing Power of Presence (Tazria - encore)
Don't eat that! Or do... it's up to you (Sh'mini)
We Need Each Other (Tzav)
Does God Hear our Prayers... and Does it Matter?? (Vayikra)
Building a Sanctuary; Building a World (P'kudei)
A Good Name (Vayak'hel)
Xenophobia and the Golden Calf (Ki Tisa)
Do You Have a Shirt That You Really Love? (T'tzaveh)
Planting Seeds of Hope (Terumah)
An Eye for an Eye?? (Mishpatim)
Recapturing the Silenced Voices (Yitro - A Conversation with Rabbi Dalia Marx)
Making a Miracle (B'shallach - encore)
Fear Leads to the Dark Side (Bo)
Hardening Our Hearts (Va’era)
AND These are the Names (Sh’mot)
Judah the Growing Hero (Miketz)
Envisioning a Better World (Vayeshev)
Violence, Vengeance, and Voice in the Rape of Dinah (Vayishlach)
Connection is an Act of Godliness (Vayetze)
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