All posts in: Mishpatim

• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  A possible answer to a famous question??

  There is a popular question asked when we start reading this weeks sedra. While it may be slightly wrong to ask it it is common and i think needs answering. Whats ..

  Written by Benjamin A Rose
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• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  Proper hearing

  The Sefer Chareidim reveals a new level of depth to Bnei Yisrael’s na’aseh ve’nishma commitment to accept the Torah. He writes that a real hearing is when ..

  Written by d fine
• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  An eye for an eye???? you what??

        When telling us the laws of damages, the Torah says, “Ayin Tachas Ayin” – “An Eye For An Eye”. What doeas this ..

  Written by Jonny Caller
• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  blast from the past

        Mishpatim; Blast from the Past Imagine you have just given your first lecture to your child on the ‘do’s and don’ts’ of life. ..

  Written by d fine
• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  Who you are and What you do – long dvar torah

  Our sedra contains a mixture of bein adam lechaveiro mitzvos, and bein adam lemakom mitzvos (i.e. mitzvos which involve interpersonal relationships, and mitzvos ..

  Written by d fine
• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  the exception that proves the rule

  This week we are told about Shmittah; that there is to be a sabbatical year of rest – and it’s a shmittah year this year! What’s the idea of having ..

  Written by d fine
• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  “Kiyemu Ve-kiblu”- The Two-Story Home

  I heard the following vort from Rav Ari Cutler: ‘If’ you will build an altar of stones… (Shemot 20:22) ‘If’ you will lend money to the poor… ..

  Written by Jonny Caller
• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  How Do You Win a Race Without Finishing It?

  This week’s parsha, Mishpatim, contains a whole range of different commandments. Straight after the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, we are introduced to a big chunk ..

  Written by Tal Segal
• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  Piercing the ear – message of internalizing experiences

  We learn in Mishpatim that if a Jewish slave wants to remain a slave for more than 6 years, the master has to drill a hole in his ear next to the doorpost. If the master ..

  Written by jonny Caller
• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  Q: Why start with the slavery laws before anything else?

  A1: (Based on Rav Leibtag) – We have to learn from the experience we just had, learn from slavery and learn to treat slaves with compassion and respect, because ..

  Written by Jonathan Caller