I chose “‘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.” (Leviticus 19:33). I interpret this mitzvah as saying that you should not discriminate against someone just because they not from the same place as you. I can use this in my daily life by being more kind to the people I meet on a daily basis. As Jews in the modern world, we are a people that is not very big in terms of numbers, so we need to be conscious of the Jews around us and not have infighting within the Jewish people, but rather embrace our different interpretations of Judaism as a people.
I chose this photograph because it displays how in such a short amount of time, I have made some of the best friends of my life. Most of the people on EIE are not from the same place, but we have all bonded so much over the past month and a half. I have achieved this by being myself and being the nicest person I can be, and hoping to get the same treatment in return. I love the people here as if I have lived with them my whole life, and that’s what this mitzvah is all about.
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