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March 15, 2012

You Were Strangers in the Land of Egypt: A Redemptive Reflection on ‘Strangers’ in Judaism

Shuli Taubes

Shuli Taubes

Shuli Taubes teaches Tanakh and Machshevet Yisrael at SAR High School. She has a Masters in Divinity from the Harvard Divinity School, where she focused on Scripture and Interpretation.

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As Jews we are constantly reminded, “Be kind to the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt” and the Pesach seder begins with the words, “Whoever is hungry, let him come and eat; whoever is in need, let him come and conduct the Seder of Passover.” Shuli Taubes will focus on developing a definition of the word ger (stranger) in Tanakh and rabbinic Judaism and its implications for how we think of ourselves in relation to the exodus from Egypt.

The Rapoport Family Memorial Lecture 2012.

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