Two-Line Torah: Beshalach 5777–Sing the Song of Freedom
It is our obligation to welcome the stranger by singing the song of freedom just as Moses did.
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It is our obligation to welcome the stranger by singing the song of freedom just as Moses did.
As we mark February as Jewish Disability Inclusion and Awareness Month, seven undergraduates across the country are serving as the first cohort of Hillel International’s Ruderman Inclusion Ambassadors. Based out of their campus Hillels, each ambassador is creating and implementing programs committed to building campus awareness and developing initiatives to encourage inclusion of students with disabilities in campus Jewish life.
If we want to be heard by others, we must take into account their emotional state.
It is important to give what we do meaning, rather than trying to fulfill an artificial and fleeting sense of self-worth.
Many actions that the Torah asks us to perform are designed to cultivate within us certain feelings and thoughts toward God and others.
Every passing “plague” was another opportunity for Pharaoh to do the right thing, but he simply couldn’t admit his wrongdoing.
Let us allow G-d to guide us and follow in the footsteps of Moses.
As professionals and mentors, it is important for us to be like Jacob – recognize the individual’s potential, and help them see all that they can accomplish.
Campus Hillels across the country are mobilizing students and working with university administrators to uphold Jewish values in protecting all students subject to the Executive Order on refugees.
Tova Kline, a 22-year-old senior studying public relations communications and marketing at Hofstra University, is a member of the inaugural student cohort of the Ruderman Ambassadors, created to serve engagement outreach to peers with disabilities.