THE BAIS HAVAAD HALACHA JOURNAL: Volume 5776 Issue VIII Parshas Vayishlach THE REFUGEE CONTROVERSY AND 'CHEZKAS YISHUV' The right to inhabit a city. By Rabbi Micha Cohn

In recent weeks there have been ongoing debates between presidential candidates about immigration and the European refugee crisis. At the heart of these questions is how much are countries obligated to compromise their own security and economic system to help the less fortunate? In this article we will explore a pertinent rabbinic discussion from the Middle Ages called chezkas yishuv.