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והאמר רב: פועל יכול לחזור בו אפילו בחצי היום! ...דכתיב+ויקרא כ"ה+ כי לי בני ישראל עבדים - עבדי הם, ולא עבדים לעבדים.
Rav said: A worker may withdraw from their contract even in the middle of the day… for it is written: "For the people of Israel are servants to Me" (Leviticus 25:55) – they are servants to Me, and not servants to other servants. [Translation by Uri L’Tzedek. Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What is the difference between a worker and a servant? Does this text understand there to be one?
2. How does this text deconstruct the relationship between an employer and employee?
3. What can we learn from this text about workers’ rights?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)