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“The Hebrew Bible contains multiple provisions to ensure that no one would go hun…” — Jonathan Sacks
The Hebrew Bible contains multiple provisions to ensure that no one would go hungry. The corners of the field, forgotten sheaves of grain, gleanings that drop from the hands of the gleaner, and small clusters of grapes left on the vine were to be given to the poor.
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