Cyle Oral law

I relate to the mitzvah in Leviticus 19:33-34. These verses say, “When a foreigner
resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must
be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am
the Lord your God.” I think this mitzvah can be interpreted in two very distinct ways. In the
large scale, this mitzvah can be interpreted through the lens0 of the refugee crisis. I think it
speaks to the idea of taking people in and caring for them no matter where they’re from. The
second way, the small scale, is to try to be inclusive and accepting of all people.

I think that this picture, taken at a march that one of my friends attended, represents
both interpretations of the mitzvah. The people in the picture are marching for refugee rights
and many of them had never met the people they were marching with. The front row is
filled with people of all different ages and creeds who accepted each other. I think that we
should, as Jews and as people, should accept people because we too were slaves in the land of
Egypt.