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Jill Borodin

Oct 20, 2018, 12:45 AM

Learning from God, Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Ishmael about Immigration and Refugees

I’ve always been bothered by the behavior of Sarah and Abraham in this week’s Torah reading. And curious why this story of the expulsion of Abraham’s second wife Hagar and his first child Ishmael is read not only as...

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Rabbi Jill Borodin is the Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beth Shalom in Seattle, Washington. Rabbi Borodin and the congregation have been working on issues connected to immigration, refugees and asylum seekers.