Mishpatim
The Shabbat Experience
Posted by Rabbi Avi Heller | Tags: Mishpatim
The idea of Shabbat is one of the most important Jewish contributions to the world. The Talmud says (Yerushalmi, Berachot 1) that Shabbat is equivalent to (lit. measures up against) all the other commandments in the whole Torah[1]. The Torah begins (Genesis 1) with the seven days of creation leading...
My Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) - Mishpatim
Posted by Daniel M. Kimmel | Tags: Mishpatim
The Israelites have experienced the revelation at Sinai and now it’s time to get down to the nitty gritty of spelling out the laws. Where to begin? Amazingly, Parshah Mishpatim begins with the law dealing with Hebrew slaves. Given that the Israelites themselves had just been freed, why start...
