All posts in: Mishpatim

• 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
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• 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
• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  Why does Judaism have so many detailed laws?

  I heard all of the following from Timmy Dempsey: We are G-d’s representatives on earth, we have to be immaculate, we have to strive to be perfect, because we have ..

  Written by Jonny Caller
• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  Just Do It!

  In this weeks Parshah we are presented with mitzvah after mitzvah as B’nei Yisrael (the Children of Israel) hear for the first time the laws of Hashem. A reading ..

  Written by Richard Jenkins
• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  Judaism is about the details, not just the wow awe-inspiring experieces

  The sedra, that comprises of 52 mitzvot including specific detailed halachot of slaves and sacrifices, begins “v’eileh hamishpatim”, “and ..

  Written by Jonny Caller
• Mishpatim

  7 years ago

  Why Pick On The Ear?

  At the end of six years of work, all Jewish servants go free from their masters. [A Jew becomes a servant either by selling himself because he is destitute or through ..

  Written by Rabbi Chaim Rosen