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swbrockman.bsky.social
@swbrockman.bsky.social
Balancing particularism and universalism in a Jewish communal high wire act. Please give me a follow.
On the holiest day of the Jewish calendar perhaps the true test of faith is whether we treat the stranger among us with dignity, compassion, and equality.
October 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who reside among you and have begotten children among you. They shall be to you as citizens of Israel; with you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.”
— Ezekiel 47:22
October 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
But let’s imagine, for a moment, that the lie being spread wasn’t a lie.

Since so many of those in power who align with MAGA politics love to quote scripture and claim to seek God’s guidance, I’ll leave this prophetic reminder here on Yom Kippur:
October 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM