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Hearing the Cries of Others and Doing Good: A Reinterpretation

JL;DR SUMMARY Author Elisheva Baumgarten uses a medieval midrash from Ruth Zutah to draw parallels between the risk of immediate versus future benefits and current geopolitical decisions regarding hostages in Israel. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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LeadershipCharityPeaceJewish ValuesConflict ResolutionMidrashDecision MakingRuth ZutahMedieval Tales

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Tiberias, Northern District, Israel
"She immediately went to the study hall of Rabbi Hiyya in Tiberias and said: Doesnt it say: He that has pity on the poor lends to the Almighty"

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