Mechilta d’Rabbi Yishmael, Mishpatim, Chapter 18
מכילתא דרבי ישמעאל משפטים - מסכתא דנזיקין פרשה יח
מכילתא דרבי ישמעאל משפטים - מסכתא דנזיקין פרשה יח
“You shall not wrong or oppress the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” You shall not wrong with words, and you shall not oppress financially... [Translation by Uri L’Tzedek]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. What does it mean to wrong someone with words?

2. What does it mean to opress someone financially?

2. How do we wrong immigrants today with words? How are they oppressed financially?

Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)