תלמוד בבלי בבא קמא קטז:
דכתיב: (ויקרא כ"ה)”כי לי בני ישראל עבדים“, ולא עבדים לעבדים.
Rav said: A worker may quit, even in the middle of the day. . . as it is written “the children of Israel are [God's] servants and not servants to servants." (Leviticus 25:42) [Translation by Rabbi Jill Jacobs]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What do you think the difference is between being a servant to God and a servant to a servant?
2. What does it mean to be a servant to God?
3. How does this text affect your thinking about workers' rights?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)