Not only did the Holy Blessed One redeem our ancestors, but also us together with them. 37
Again and again the Torah directs us to offer kindness to the stranger, to remember that we were, are, and ever shall be strangers in a land not our own. The Torah invites us to stand in our brokenness at the foot of the mountain, to take notice of the world as it is, and to imagine the world as it can be. To make a place for every person dwelling somewhere but does not yet feel they are home.
Compassionate One, ך ת ר ו ת ב ו נ י ב י ל ח ת פ, open our hearts with your Torah so that we merit the fulfilment of Your prophet’ s vision that if we do not oppress the foreigner, the orphan, and the widow, follow after false gods, or shed innocent blood in this place, You will dwell with us in this place, in the land you gave to our ancestors forever and ever. 38
Rabbi David Cavill, MDiv was ordained at AJR in 2017 and serves in its administration. He lives in Queens, NY.
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