• Leviticus 19:10,  “And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather [every] grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I [am] the LORD your God.”   Most of us are familiar with the concept of gleaning from the story of Ruth (Ruth 2:2) who went out to

  • Genesis 23:4 I [am] a stranger and a sojourner with you: In reading through Jewish literature I am finding that this statement of Abraham is really a loaded comment. Sarah, Abraham’s beloved wife has passed away and he wishes to bury her.  It is a  custom to bury a loved in land that you own,