Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern is Senior Adviser to the Provost of Yeshiva University and Deputy Director of Y.U.’s Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought. His books include The Promise of Liberty: A Passover Haggada, which examines the Exodus story’s impact on the United States, Esther in America, Gleanings: Reflections on Ruth, Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land: The Hebrew Bible in the United States, and Jewish Roots of American Liberty.
by Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern, MBA
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