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Comments on Jewish and political topics from a perspective that is progressive, personal, humorous, and humane. My professional blog is Communicate! (www.dennisfischman.com).

Monday, January 23, 2023

There Shall Be No Needy, Conclusion: Justice and the Justice System

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I'm going to skip over the chapter of There Shall Be No Needy that deals with the environment, because although Jacobs explicitly recogn...

Sunday, January 22, 2023

There Shall Be No Needy, Part 7: Society, Heal Thyself!

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The importance of providing health care is such an assumption in the Jewish culture I grew up in that I was surprised to learn it was ever d...

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

There Shall Be No Needy, Part 6: What makes a home?

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As a former tenant and a longtime landlord, as someone who worked at an agency that prevented eviction and as a member of a city commission ...

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

There Shall Be No Needy: How does she get that from the sources?

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If you've been following my summaries of There Shall Be No Needy by Rabbi Jill Jacobs here , here , here , here , and even here , you m...

Thursday, December 29, 2022

There Shall Be No Needy, part 5: The dignity of labor

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One thing to remember about Torah and work: Don't be like Pharaoh. Be like Boaz. According to chapter 5 of Rabbi Jill Jacobs' Ther...

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