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<li>What is the significance of multiplying one law into three?</li>
<li>What do the three aspects of the law suggest about what Kashrut means?</li>
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<li>Why is the hired laborer assumed to be poor and needy?</li>
<li>How should Jewish employers treat workers working for them who are not Jewish?</li>
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<li>What kind of aid did the union provide? Why?</li>
<li>Why do you think Sarah would give more money to someone who was inclined to scab?</li>
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<li>What kinds of activities does Newman think should ideally be part of a union?</li>
<li>Why do you think Newman believes workers in a union together should engage in these activities beyond
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Why do you think the Union has social and cultural objectives for its members that go beyond what happens in the workplace?</li>
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How do these union-provided services benefit t
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What do you think is the significance of having a picnic on Yom Kippur?</li>
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What might a Jewish anarchist be saying about being Jewish by attending a Yom Kippur picnic?</li>
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<li>Can you find any influences from Torah or Talmud not already cited on these pages that support Rabbi Jacobs’s recommendations?</li>
<li>What are the implications from Rabbi Jacobs&rsq
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<li>Why do you think Scott and Tanya are telling readers of their Wiki about their historical roots in agriculture?</li>
<li>Does your family have any historical connections to farming in the U
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<li>What does this Talmudic quotation explain about the different values placed on people who grow their own food and those who buy their food? Do you agree?
