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And I do remember, as a college student 30 years ago, the first time I picked up the Bible to read it on my own &#8211; the same semester that I met Elana and God (I was clearly in the mood for love!) reading Scripture on my own, in English, hit me with a force beyond description. I was thrilled by the drama and the pageantry, elevated by the wisdom, challenged by the vision of a just, compassionate and righteous society, a vision yet to be implemented.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then I read these staccato words. In the middle of a paragraph which speaks of our obligation to restore lost items to our fellow (the Torah terms him your &#8220;brother&#8221;!), how we are to inconvenience ourselves to return lost property or clothing or livestock, we are then instructed <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lo <\/span><\/i><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tukhal le-hitalem, you must not remain indifferent.<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you were looking for a three word summation of the entire Torah, that would be it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have tried throughout my rabbinic work, as a husband and father and friend, not to allow myself to be indifferent. When I saw the exclusion and marginalization of LGBTQ people, I didn&#8217;t let myself remain quiet. When I fathered a boy who struggles with autism, I didn&#8217;t let myself remain quiet. 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