Religion & Spirituality
Ethan Tucker. Fall Lecture Series, Part 3: In week three, we will survey rabbinic texts that emphasize times and places where the Gentile/Jewish boundary is dissolved. Specifically, in what areas of law and practice is a ger toshav treated identically to a Jew? Put another way, when does the rabbinic tradition say that essence and status are incidental and residency or behavior are all that matter? When are rights independent of political power? We will look at issues of civil law application and various forms of religious participation, among others.