Mishpatim 5785: Law, Justice, and Compassion
This podcast is sponsored in memory of Morris L. Kramer, a beloved friend and an ohev Yisrael How does the Torah balance law with compassion?…
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Mishpatim 5784: Toward a Healthy Society
This week’s parsha is primarily concerned with laws meant to order and structure our interactions and society, including a prohibition against cursing judges and the…
Mishpatim 5783: Why We Tell Lies
Parshat Mishpatim tells us that we should distance ourselves from lying. Join Pardes faculty members Yiscah Smith and Rabbi Dr. Howard Markose for an exploration…
Parashat Mishpatim 5782: God and Government
Parashat Mishpatim 5782: God and Government Description: Is our public discourse too aggressive? Are our public institutions vulnerable to attack? In this class, Alex Israel…
Mishpatim 5781: And They Saw the God of Israel? Language, Allegory and Representation
The essence of Judaism seems to be encapsulated by a broad reading of the first two of the Ten Commandments: There is one God, and…
The Parsha Discussion with Alex Israel — Mishpatim. Choosing Slavery; The Burden of Freedom
Ironically, our Parsha opens with the laws of a Jewish slave. Ironic because Israel has just been freed from slavery in Egypt, and the Torah…
5780 — Mishpatim: Service or Slavery?
Standing at the foot of Sinai should be the ultimate expression of freedom, and yet Parsha Mishpatim begins with the laws of the Hebrew slave.…
Mishpatim 5779: I Am Not Your Slave – I Only Work For You
In this week’s Parsha, the Jewish people are given a very detailed code of social laws, which begin with the laws governing a Hebrew slave.…
An Interactive Parsha Experience: Mishpatim – Building a Society
The parsha opens with this long list of mitzvot on a variety of different topics ranging from how to deal with damaged property to holiday…