Judaism for the Thinking Person

Forced Labor was Used to Build the First Temple?


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For parashat Terumah, the Rabbis pair a Torah reading about Terumah, donation from the heart, with the account of Solomon's building of the first Temple, which was done using "mas," forced labor, the customary tax of the time. But wasn't that what was forced on the Israelites in Egypt, and to which much of the Torah is a direct response? Shouldn't we be just a little bit uncomfortable?

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Judaism for the Thinking PersonBy Rabbi Nadav Caine

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