Jews can do more about global poverty
In my latest article at Lehrhaus, I argue that the halakhot of charity to non-Jews represent a case in which today’s circumstances are radically different from when Jewish law was formulated, such that it requires major review and revision. Moreover, it seems to me that we cannot ethically proceed without also keeping in mind that absolute poverty today exists…
Finding God’s Benevolent Hand
Like many people of faith, I yearn to see God’s presence in the world. And like most religious Jews, I see the return to Jewish statehood as an expression of that presence. It is relatively easy to see God in our nation’s great victories. More difficult is to find Him in the apparent setbacks of…
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Rabbi Francis Nataf 