I Let an Unhoused Man Into My Synagogue. How Will We Respond After Colleyville?

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I Let an Unhoused Man Into My Synagogue. How Will We Respond After Colleyville?

How can we maintain our safety without closing the door to one of our most sacred obligations, welcoming the stranger?

Joshua Ladon

January 21, 2022

January 21, 2022

Joshua Ladon

Rabbi Dr. Joshua Ladon is the Vice President, West Coast and Senior Faculty at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, where he guides the program and development strategy on the West Coast. An award-winning educator, Joshua was previously the Director of Education for the Institute in North America, guiding the content and curriculum of national and regional programs. Prior to Hartman he served as the Dean of Student and Jewish Life at the Jewish

Antisemitism, Judaism and Modernity, Jewish Ethics and the Public Sphere, Community, Racism, Racial Justice

The fear many American Jews have today in the face of rising antisemitism brings to the fore a deep existential challenge: How do we maintain our safety without closing the door to one of our most sacred obligations, welcoming the stranger?

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