InterfaithTextualStudy(Jewish,Muslim,andChristianSacredTexts)
NewYorkLaborandReligionCoalition
October11‐13,2015
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Anyoneforwhomitispossibletoprotestthewrongdoingofamemberofhisorher
householdanddoesnotprotest,isheldaccountablefor[thewrongdoingsof]themembers
ofhishousehold.Sotooinrelationtothemembersofhiscity;sotooinrelationtothewhole
world.BabylonianTalmud,Shabbat54b
Anditcametopassinthosedays,whenMoseswasgrownup,thathewentoutuntohis
brethren,andlookedontheirburdens;andhesawanEgyptiansmitingaHebrew,oneofhis
brethren.Andhelookedthiswayandthatway,andwhenhesawthattherewasnoman
(eesh),hesmotetheEgyptian,andhidhiminthesand.Exodus2:11‐12
ItisnotrighteousnessthatyeturnyourfacesTowards eastorWest;butitisrighteousness‐
tobelieveinAllahandtheLastDay,andtheAngels,andtheBook,andtheMessengers;to
spendofyoursubstance,outofloveforHim,foryourkin,fororphans,fortheneedy,forthe
wayfarer,forthosewhoask,andfortheransomofslaves;tobesteadfastinprayer,and
practiceregularcharity;tofulfillthecontractswhichyehavemade;andtobefirmand
patient,inpain(orsuffering)andadversity,andthroughoutallperiodsofpanic.Suchare
thepeopleoftruth,theAllah,fearing.Qu’ran2:77
Lettherebeacommunityfromamongyouthatinvitestoallthatisgood,andenjoinsthe
doingofwhatis[knownbycommonsenseandsoundmindstobe]right,andforbidsthe
doingofwhatis[knownbycommonsenseandsoundmindstobe]wrong,anditisthey
whoattaintosuccessQu’ran3:104
Thebelievers,bothmenandwomen,areinchargeof[andresponsiblefor]oneanother:
they[all]enjointhedoingofwhatisright,andforbidthedoingofwhatiswrong;theykeep
upprayers,renderthepurifyingwelfaredues(zakat)andobeyGodandtheConveyorofHis
Message.ItistheyuponwhomGodwillbestowHisgrace;surely,GodisAll‐mighty,All‐
wise.Qu’ran9:71
38"Youhaveheardthatitwassaid,'Eyeforeye,andtoothfortooth.'39ButItellyou,Donot
resistanevilperson.Ifsomeonestrikesyouontherightcheek,turntohimtheotheralso.
40Andifsomeonewantstosueyouandtakeyourtunic,lethimhaveyourcloakaswell.41If
someoneforcesyoutogoonemile,gowithhimtwomiles.42Givetotheonewhoasksyou,
anddonotturnawayfromtheonewhowantstoborrowfromyou. 43"Youhaveheardthatit
wassaid,'Loveyourneighborandhateyourenemy.'44ButItellyou:Loveyourenemiesand
prayforthosewhopersecuteyou,45thatyoumaybesonsofyourFatherinheaven.He
causeshissuntoriseontheevilandthegood,andsendsrainontherighteousandthe
unrighteous.46Ifyoulovethosewholoveyou,whatrewardwillyouget?Arenoteventhe
taxcollectorsdoingthat?47Andifyougreetonlyyourbrothers,whatareyoudoingmore
thanothers?Donotevenpagansdothat?48Beperfect,therefore,asyourheavenlyFatheris
perfect.Matthew5:38‐48
PreparedbytheKairosCenterforReligions,RightsandSocialJusticeandPovertyInitiative
atUnionTheologicalSeminary