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Mishpatim 5768 - February 1, 2008
Parshah
The Parshah in a Nutshell
Many laws are introduced to the fledgling nation. Among the 53 laws presented are the laws of servants, and the observance of the seasonal festivals and the kosher laws. Moses ascends to heaven for 40 days and nights to receive the Torah.
Many laws are introduced to the fledgling nation. Among the 53 laws presented are the laws of servants, and the observance of the seasonal festivals and the kosher laws. Moses ascends to heaven for 40 days and nights to receive the Torah.
Rules
As a rule, people don't like rules. We don't like restrictions; we don't like being told what to do
As a rule, people don't like rules. We don't like restrictions; we don't like being told what to do
Intellectuals Enter Here
Mitzvot, the commandments which G-d enjoins upon the people, can be classified into three groups...
Mitzvot, the commandments which G-d enjoins upon the people, can be classified into three groups...
Whose Life Is It, Anyway?
What is the correlation between life's responsibilities and its rewards? If we "do our best" will G-d give us everything we need, or is reward measured by achievement? The law of the "Four Guardians" as a model for the duties and priviliges of man
What is the correlation between life's responsibilities and its rewards? If we "do our best" will G-d give us everything we need, or is reward measured by achievement? The law of the "Four Guardians" as a model for the duties and priviliges of man
Current
A Feminist's Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning
Jackie Stern, a principal at a Chabad-Lubavitch school in Los Angeles, has gone from hippie to feminist to a five-time bride without ever divorcing her husband.
Jackie Stern, a principal at a Chabad-Lubavitch school in Los Angeles, has gone from hippie to feminist to a five-time bride without ever divorcing her husband.
Chassidic Thought
Mixes
Ever since that day, good and bad, joy and sorrow, euphoria and pain became intermingled in every aspect of our experience
Ever since that day, good and bad, joy and sorrow, euphoria and pain became intermingled in every aspect of our experience
Heaven's Ocean
The angels have no tickets to this drama. Without knowing what is below, how could they appreciate the mystery of that which is above?
The angels have no tickets to this drama. Without knowing what is below, how could they appreciate the mystery of that which is above?
A Court Case in Shpoli
“It is true,” announced R. Leib, “that according to the law the plaintiff must take his suit to the defendant’s locale; but since in this case ‘there is no place devoid of His presence,’ we will try the case here in Shpoli . . .”
“It is true,” announced R. Leib, “that according to the law the plaintiff must take his suit to the defendant’s locale; but since in this case ‘there is no place devoid of His presence,’ we will try the case here in Shpoli . . .”
The Jewish Woman
The Spirit of the Laws
My dark, curly hair was a constant reminder of my minority status. I never saw this as a negative aspect to my identity. On the contrary, I relished my membership in a global club of Jewish people all over the world . . .
My dark, curly hair was a constant reminder of my minority status. I never saw this as a negative aspect to my identity. On the contrary, I relished my membership in a global club of Jewish people all over the world . . .
The Joy in the Struggle
As I sank into the driver’s seat on my commute home, I began my daily personal prayer to G‑d, and opened, rather ungratefully, with my list of grievances about how I had survived yet another stressful day . . .
As I sank into the driver’s seat on my commute home, I began my daily personal prayer to G‑d, and opened, rather ungratefully, with my list of grievances about how I had survived yet another stressful day . . .
Road Work
Near the park, we were forced to detour via a parallel street. At the next traffic light, the Rebbetzin said to me: “I heard a woman screaming. Can you go back and see what that was about?”
Near the park, we were forced to detour via a parallel street. At the next traffic light, the Rebbetzin said to me: “I heard a woman screaming. Can you go back and see what that was about?”
And [Moses] took the book of the covenant and read it within the hearing of the people, and they said, “All that G‑d has spoken, we will do and we will hear.”
— Exodus 24:7
Print Magazine
“The man Moses was more humble than any human being on the face of the earth.” (Numbers 12:3)
Moses didn’t fool himself. He knew how good he was. He knew he stood on a level beyond any other human being. Yet he was humbled before them.
Because he knew that all that he had achieved was only with the capabilities given...
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