Essential Questions:
- What is the image in your mind of an American Jew?
- How do we unlearn the stories we have been taught about what an American Jew looks like?
וְגַם־עֵ֥רֶב רַ֖ב עָלָ֣ה אִתָּ֑ם וְצֹ֣אן וּבָקָ֔ר מִקְנֶ֖ה כָּבֵ֥ד מְאֹֽד׃
Moreover, a mixed multitude went up with them, and very much livestock, both flocks and herds.
Discussion Questions:
1. Why might the Israelites have benefited from being a diverse community?
2. When do communities benefit from homogeneity, and when do they benefit from diversity?
3. How does this impact our view of the Jewish people today?
1. Why might the Israelites have benefited from being a diverse community?
2. When do communities benefit from homogeneity, and when do they benefit from diversity?
3. How does this impact our view of the Jewish people today?