To The Land That I Will Show You: Jewish Ethics and the Refugee Crisis

National Refugee Shabbat 2018, which falls on October 19th-20th, is a moment for congregations, organizations, and individuals around the country to create a Shabbat experience dedicated to refugees. The parsha (Torah portion) for this shabbat is Lech Lecha, which describes the beginning of the experience of wandering in search of freedom for the Jewish people. This makes it a particularly meaningful opportunity to deepen our understanding of today’s global refugee crisis, connect with the Jewish movement for refugees, commit (or recommit) to taking action, and either celebrate your community’s achievements in working with refugees or launch new efforts.

Join us for a National Refugee Shabbat Lunch & Learn with Anti-Defamation League Director of Interfaith Affairs, Rabbi David Sandmel.

Sandmel has served as Director of Interreligious Engagement at the Anti-Defamation League since 2014. From 2003-2014, he held the Crown-Ryan Chair in Jewish Studies at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Rabbi Sandmel earned his doctorate in Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Rabbinic Ordination and Masters in Hebrew Literature from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. He holds a B.A. in Jewish Studies from Ohio State University. He was the Judaic Scholar at the Institute for Christian & Jewish Studies in Baltimore, where he managed the project that produced “Dabru Emet: A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity.” He is an editor of Christianity in Jewish Terms and Irreconcilable Differences? A Learning Resource for Jews and Christians.

Event Partners: Anti-Defamation League, Beth Israel, HIAS, Jewish Family Service

Don’t come empty handed! We will be collecting toiletries to be donated to refugee families in need through Welcome Home, a community group committed to raising awareness and resources for refugees.

Toiletries needed: toilet paper, shampoo and conditioner, body wash, hand soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste, men’s and women’s razors, feminine hygiene products, body lotion, Q-tips, hair spray.

For more information, contact Program Director Ilene Tatro at itatro@cbisd.org or call (858) 535-1111 ext. 2516.