Once again we are very pleased to present the latest eLearning issue from our Lifelong Learning Committee. Special thanks are due to our chairs, Amy Goldman and Steve Stier for their hard work and devotion in producing these thought-provoking editions.

This month's issue represents a departure from previous ventures that often explored holiday and calendar related ideas and practices. These articles encompass an ethical area that is very much at the forefront of our national concerns, namely the matter of immigration.

The questions are difficult ones: How do we craft policies that represent a fair way to handle the countless people who attempt to enter the U.S each year? What are the best ways to approach the issues of citizenship, work and study possibilities and extended residence? Should all who are in the country be entitled to public assistance and a guaranteed path to citizenship no matter how they came to be here?

The attached articles do not provide specific answers to such questions but help us to understand the scope of the immigration debate from a standpoint of Jewish ethics and values. As one might suspect, the matter is not as simple as a first impression might suggest.  [click to continue...]