תלמוד בבלי מסכת בבא מציעא דף עה עמוד ב
One who has not made good in one place and fails to move and try their luck in some other place has only themselves to complain about. [Translation by Uri L’Tzedek. Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
What are the attitudes of this text toward migration, immigrants, and immigration? (Pay attention to the attitude of the narrator of the text and other attitudes that might be mentioned within the text.)
Does this text seem to consider migration a normal or an unusual phenomenon? What are some of the reasons these texts give for why people might become immigrants? Do they still hold true for modern life?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)