וְכִי יָגוּר אִתְּךָ גֵּר בְּאַרְצְכֶם לֹא תוֹנוּ אֹתוֹ: כְּאֶזְרָח מִכֶּם יִהְיֶה לָכֶם הַגֵּר הַגָּר אִתְּכֶם וְאָהַבְתָּ לוֹ כָּמוֹךָ כִּי גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם אֲנִי ה' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם:
When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not wrong them. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as one of your citizens; you shall love the stranger as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I the LORD am your God.
[JPS translation. Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Is our natural inclination to treat strangers poorly? Why?
2. How does a common identity with a stranger enhance your relationship with them?
3. What are common ways that foreigners are not treated as equals? In what ways do government policies about immigration impact this?
1. Is our natural inclination to treat strangers poorly? Why?
2. How does a common identity with a stranger enhance your relationship with them?
3. What are common ways that foreigners are not treated as equals? In what ways do government policies about immigration impact this?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)