Thread by @SheilaKatz1

🧵 Welcoming the stranger — the immigrant, the refugee, the asylum-seeker — is one of Judaism's most core values. The Torah commands us no fewer than 36 times to care for those whose homeland, language, social network, and resources may be elsewhere.

We hear this more than any other commandment in our most sacred of texts, perhaps because it’s all too tempting, when things are going well for us, to forget. So the Torah has to remind us, again and again, until we remember.

There is no easy solution to what is happening in Afghanistan. But our history, our tradition, our humanity calls us to act. Here are four ways you can help:

✅ Advocate.
Sign @NCJW’s petition to the Biden administration urging swift evacuation and resettlement of thousands of Afghans in imminent danger. ncjw.org/act/action/afg…

✅ Educate.
Join @HIASrefugees for a briefing on Monday, Aug 23 at 4:00pm ET on the current state of affairs in Afghanistan, what it means for those left behind, what to expect for refugees moving forward, and how you can take action. Register here: hias.org/events/public-…

✅ Volunteer.
Afghan refugees will be arriving in the United States as soon as flights can start leaving Kabul, and we will need volunteers to help welcome them. Contact a @HIASrefugees resettlement partner or another local refugee agency to sign up: hias.org/what/resettlem…

✅ Share.
Raise awareness on what is happening in Afghanistan, the importance of welcoming the stranger, and how your network can get involved by RTing posts like this or posting your own using these graphics and sample posts: drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

For more than 125 years, @NCJW has boldly imagined a world where women, children, and families are fully valued and supported. This vision is more important than ever as we remember what the Torah teaches us and heed the moral imperative to do our part to welcome the stranger.