5775 — Mishpatim: Explicating the 10 Commandments

Introduction

Mishpatim, this week’s parsha seemingly appears somewhat anti-climatic on the back of the Exodus from Egypt and the giving of the Ten Commandments. Rabbi Alex Israel discusses how things are not as they seem and how the laws discussed in Mishpatim are in fact an in-depth analysis of the Ten Commandments.

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Credits
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Alex Israel

Rabbi Alex Israel teaches Bible at Pardes. Born and raised in London, he holds degrees from London School of Economics, the Institute of Education London and Bar-Ilan University. Alex studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion under Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Rav Yehudah Amital, and gained Rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Rabbinate.

Alex has taught for twenty years in many top Jerusalem Yeshivot and Midrashot. He is also a volunteer for Tzohar, a group that seeks to bridge the gaps between religious and secular communities In Israel. Alex lives with his wife and 4 children in Gush Etzion.