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We Need to Talk About Anti-Semitism
We Need to Talk About Anti-Semitism
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Apr 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Parashat Tazria-M’tzora includes teachings about the ancient disease of leprosy and those who were lepers, people who were were cast out of their communities. Their illness wasn’t seen as a cause of biology, but as punishment for sin. In this episode of On the Other Hand, Rabbi Jacobs describes how in many ways, the treatment of lepers in biblical times parallels the treatment of the Jewish people throughout time.
Released:
Apr 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Mishpatim, Torah Portion Read on 2/6/16: Reform Jewish Thought with Rabbi Rick Jacobs by On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah