- Yesterday's reading: וְכִֽי־יָג֧וּר אִתְּךָ֛ גֵּ֖ר בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם לֹ֥א תוֹנ֖וּ אֹתֽוֹ׃ כְּאֶזְרָ֣ח מִכֶּם֩ יִהְיֶ֨ה לָכֶ֜ם הַגֵּ֣ר הַגָּ֣ר אִתְּכֶ֗ם וְאָהַבְתָּ֥ לוֹ֙ כָּמ֔וֹךָ כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם When strangers live in the land, don't wrong them. The strangers who live with you shall be as citizens; you shall love them as yourself, for you were strangers in Egypt.
- Massachusetts neighbors tried to stop ICE from ripping away a mother who was with two children, including a newborn baby. The agents had no warrant. Those who want “illegals” to uphold the law should start by upholding it themselves. This is vile, cruel, and unforgivable. Period. #OnYourSide
- It's worth noting: Israelites had special duties towards a very few groups. One was the Egyptians. When Jacob's family was starving Egypt gave them refuge — the slavery came later. That initial generosity meant the Israelites were forbidden to mistreat Egyptians, even hundreds of years later.
- We were copying the same thing from Sefaria at the same time. 😄 There should be a word for that
- Lol took me 10 minutes to shave down the translation to fit in the character limit 😭
- like yes but how do we reconcile that w the israelites conquering canaan by military conquest after returning from egypt?
