Yedid Nefesh

Poetry and Liturgy by Rabbi Brant Rosen

stranger danger

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Rabbi Brant Rosen

you must not oppress the
stranger for the
land belongs to me and you are
all but strangers resident
upon it when you
oppress the stranger
you oppress
yourselves

(Leviticus 25:23)

1 thought on “stranger danger”

Rachel Barenblat (@velveteenrabbi) on May 18, 2012 at 1:56 pm said:

Holy wow; this is a very powerful one. Thank you.

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