Rabbi Jordie Gerson on “Welcoming the Stranger – and the Refugee”

January 11th,2017 Categories: Latest News

On Sunday, January 8, Rabbi Jordie Gerson taught us about the ancient Jewish value of hachnasat orchim – welcoming the stranger, by calling upon the week’s Torah portion (Vayigash – when Joseph’s brothers arrive in Egypt as refugees), the story of the magi, and the Syrian refugee crisis.