DEUT1210 The Torah [this verse] commands that Amonite and Moabite men can never convert into Judaism, and even if they choose to convert, they may never enter and be considered a part of the Jewish community. This is clearly spelled out in the Mishnah (Mishnah Yevamot 3:8) and codified in Jewish law (Shulchan Aruch, Even Ha'ezer 4:2). Is this not prejudice and discriminatory? There is a Jewish law codified by Maimonides (Maimonides, Hilchot Avodah Zarah 10:3) that a Jew may neither rent nor sell a home in the neighborhood to an idol worshiper. Not only would this law violate existing laws guaranteeing equality in most Western countries, but this seems to demonstrate the worst kind of prejudice, running counter to ideas in Judaism stated earlier. Why is this law, apparently sanctioning discrimination, permitted? In order to fully understand, it is important to re-examine our definition of prejudice. [Continued at [[DEUT643]] Deuteronomy 13:16 AMEMEI 222-3 sword]