Why does this text compare not giving the worker his/her wages on the day the labor was completed to oppressing and robbing one’s neighbor?

What is the implication for how Jews should treat non-Jews who are in their employ?

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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?

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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 do you think the blessings said after eating include references to the land of Israel, the redemption from Egyptian slavery, the circumcision covenant, and the Torah in addition to grati

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<li>What is the instruction given in these verses, and what reason is given for it?</li>
<li>Some people think that food is just fuel for the body and that as long as it is healthy, all that is

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<li>According to these Biblical verses, from where does our food come?</li>
<li>What is our responsibility to the sources of our food?</li>
<li>Our tradition teaches that at the beginning of t

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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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<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>Who are the two women in the image?

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<li>What does Lillian Wald mean when she says the family are not &ldquo;degraded human beings&rdquo;?

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<li>Why do you think the stranger, widow and orphan are grouped together for special consideration for protection?</li>
<li>Why do you think a reason is given for not wronging a stranger, while

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<li>Why would working class, urban, Jewish parents want their children to have a summer camp experience in the country?</li>
<li>What do you think was the intention of the Arbeter Ring camp in

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This is a picture of &ldquo;Bunk 25&rdquo; at Camp Kinderland in the 1940s, a secular Jewish camp.

As you read through the documents, keep these general questions in mind:

• What makes a person independent?
• What kinds of language do the workers use to describe how they ident

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<li>What does work offer the narrator in this story?

Why is it important to Schneiderman to keep a portion of her earnings? What changes in her relationship with her mother because of this?

As you read through the documents, keep these general questions in mind:

• What makes a person independent?
• What words or phrases do the authors/narrators use to describe their

What changes does Schneiderman notice occurring among the shop girls after their strike? To what does she credit these changes?

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<li>What does Sarah get out of being on strike?</li>
<li>What strikes you about the story of Sarah and her friend wearing the same skirt to walk the picket line?</li>
<li>Why do you think Sara

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<li>What do you see in this image that might tell you something about what work life offered young urban girls in the early 20^th century?</li>
<li>Does anything about this image surp

As you read through the documents, keep these general questions in mind:

• What makes a person independent?
• What words or phrases do the authors/narrators use to describe their

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<li>Do the speakers/writers believe they are paid fairly for the work they are doing?

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<li>What were the conditions that caused workers to organize?</li>
<li>Why did the speakers/writers decide to join a union?

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<li>What working conditions do the speakers/writers of these documents describe as being unjust?