Here’s an essay I recently published (as a contribution to a collection of commentary on the Haggadah by various contributors) on the halachic anti-slavery principle of עבדי הם, ולא עבדים לעבדים:
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[We have previously discussed the views of Rabbeinu Eliyahu and Rabbeinu Tam here, here, here and here.]
And here’s a very brief audio version of the above, which concludes by touching on the theme of this post.