Exodus 12:49

שמות יב:מט

Original Text:

תּוֹרָה אַחַת יִהְיֶה לָאֶזְרָח וְלַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכְכֶם:

Translation:

There shall be one law for the citizen and for the stranger who dwells among you.
[JPS translation]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. Why might we assume that there would be separate laws for citizens and strangers?
2. Do we uphold this today in our society?
3. How might the statement of this text guide the way we set public policy in our own societies?

Time Period:	Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)
Type:	Legal Text
Categories:	Migration, Law & Business Ethics, Labor Rights, Discrimination & Diversity, Civil/Human Rights
Keywords:	Justice, Equality
Related Texts:	Exodus 12:49
Related Sourcesheets:	Bearing Witness, Covenantal Responsibilities , Civil/Human Rights, Texts on Social Change v. Social Action, Koach Lunch and Learn-Maryland Hillel, Jewish Understandings of Business Ethics, prophetic texts, Jewish Hunger Resource, The Other in our Midst

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Sarah Margles

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