Likkutei Sichot, Vol. 19: ראה (ד)

Introduction Rambam writes: Although all of the statutes of the Torah are decrees…, it is fit to meditate upon them and to provide a reason wherever it is possible…. All of these ordinances are [intended] to… improve one’s character. Similarly, most of th...

Does the Torah expect us to give severance gifts to employees when they leave? How much wisdom is a teacher required to share with a student? All of this can be derived from the mitzvah to gift one’s servant when they are freed.