I have great respect for Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, Sir Jonathan Sacks, and stumbled upon this stimulating image of his from an article in TPM Online
The key metaphor in [Rabbi Sacks'] latest book is one which offers three models for how society treats newcomers: the country house, the hotel, and the titular “Home We Build Together”. The country house model sees most citizens as essentially guests of the host. This is fine up to a point, but there is an inherent discrepancy of status between those who offer hospitality and those who accept it. On the hotel model, newcomers are on a par with long term residents, but the hotel is home for no one, and there is no sense of a genuine shared space. When society is a home we build together, however, everyone is equal, in what they contribute and take, and as a result, everyone belongs.
The Home we Build Together: Re-creating Society Continuum, 2007.
The key metaphor in [Rabbi Sacks'] latest book is one which offers three models for how society treats newcomers: the country house, the hotel, and the titular “Home We Build Together”. The country house model sees most citizens as essentially guests of the host. This is fine up to a point, but there is an inherent discrepancy of status between those who offer hospitality and those who accept it. On the hotel model, newcomers are on a par with long term residents, but the hotel is home for no one, and there is no sense of a genuine shared space. When society is a home we build together, however, everyone is equal, in what they contribute and take, and as a result, everyone belongs.
The Home we Build Together: Re-creating Society Continuum, 2007.
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