THE DREAM ACT

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act allowing illegal immigrants to apply for state-funded scholarships and aid at state universities.

In the Torah there is a law called the Ger Tashav/ Dwelling Stranger, one who wants to live on the land with the Jewish People but does not want to be Jewish; the Jewish People are obligated to bring the Ger into the land and share with them all the Jewish holidays.

The Jewish People are meant to be, Light unto the nations and it is considered a privilege to share with the nations our ways and our knowledge. The Jewish People are meant to be an example for other nations to follow – for example, how to be nice to the immigrant.

Before the modern world, people were valued and immigration was encouraged; today, because of technology, the value of people has decreased to the point of being chaff before rich wheat. Who we have become needs to be reevaluated and reworked.

As the New Year of 5772 begins it is prudent to remember the meaning of 72, the essence of the human being, according to the Cabala; the time is ripe for a change – revolution need not be violent or disruptive, but it needs to be smart and spiritually connected.