Likkutei Sichot, Vol. 4: חוקת

Introduction Would you ever do something that you do not at all understand and for which you – or others – cannot find a good reason? This question lies at the core of our relationship with the category of mitzvos described as chukim. There are mitzvos th...

Three Kinds of Mitzvos There are three categories of mitzvos in the Torah: mishpatim, eidus, and chukim.See the sichos to the parshiyos Yisro, Mishpatim, and Bechukosai, in this series where similar concepts are discussed. See also the sources cited there...

The Red Heifer has a powerful lesson for each of us in this generation – we must go out to purify the impure, even the disconnected level of death. Simultaneously, in doing so we should take care of our own spiritual wellbeing.