Beyond the Headlines: The Global Refugee Crisis Through a Jewish Lens with Rabbi Rachel Grant Meyer  (sponsored by the Gesher Committee)

Saturday Sept 22 at lunch after the 9:30am service at Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, NJ 08840

Over the past year, the number of refugees and displaced people across the world has grown to more than 68 million - more than at any time in history. Because of our own Jewish history and values, the Jewish people have a unique connection to these most vulnerable people. In this session, we'll ground ourselves in a shared understanding of the current crisis and its connections to Jewish history, as well as   explore Jewish text connected to the value of welcoming the stranger. We will also talk about next stepsconnection withworld's refugees and asylum seekers.