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On the sin of Sodom 

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On the sin of Sodom 

Hint: It's not sodomy

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
Jul 26, 2021
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On the sin of Sodom 

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A few chapters into Abraham’s story, God decides to share something that’s been on God’s (metaphorical, non-anthropomorphic) mind.  That is, the people of the city of Sodom have been, it seems, not behaving optimally, and God is considering deleting the whole city.

The actual text of Genesis 18 and 19 doesn't give us a lot of information about why that c…

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