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Hillel’s open tent helping to open minds


By Edgar M. Bronfman and Randall Kaplan, JTA

URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/nation_world/article/hillels_open_tent_helping_to_open_minds_20091209/

When the Jewish people seeks an exemplar for openness and hospitality, we often turn to our patriarch Abraham. In one fascinating chapter in Genesis we learn that just three days after his circumcision, an ailing Abraham rushes from his tent in the heat of the day to welcome three passing visitors who turn out to be divine messengers.

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