Discussion Questions
- Why do you think the stranger, widow and orphan are grouped together for special consideration for protection?
- Why do you think a reason is given for not wronging a stranger, while no reason is given for not ill treating the widow and orphan?
- Why do you think a punishment is given for wronging the widow and orphan, when it is rare that Torah cites specific punishments for wrong-doing?
- Looking at the phrasing in the last sentence (verses 22-26), what is the effect of comparing the widow and the orphan in general to the wife and child of the reader?
- What do these verses of Torah teach about our responsibility to others?
