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B'harLiberty Throughout the LandBy RABBI DAVID ROSENN This week’s Torah portion teaches that there needs to be a viable path out of debt for individuals and societies. Slavery and the Torah of LoveBy RABBI BRADLEY SHAVIT ARTSON How can we understand the painful presence of slavery in the Torah? Upholding One AnotherBy RABBI DAVID ROSENN Don’t wait until someone falls into the social safety net to help that person. We Are “Resident Aliens” Under God’s AuthorityBy ARI WEISS Ari Weiss, co-director of the Meorot Institute, notes that the concept of “this land is my land” is not accurate, according to the Torah, since God “owns” everything. Our possessions are temporary and do not really belong to us per se. We are obligated as Jews to help those—through accident of birth—who are less fortunate than we are. 
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