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Month: October 2010

Political, Torah

Self-Correcting Cities

October 21, 2010

What makes Sodom such a sinful city?  Torah tells us that the people would gather into a mob to abuse visiting strangers.  Our Sages add that only the wealthy were welcome as guests in Sodom. The poor were abused, humiliated, expelled or killed. Midrash Pirkei d’ Rabbi Eliezer (3rd century) teaches that under the laws of Sodom, sharing wealth…

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