Why Pick On The Ear?

At the end of six years of work, all Jewish servants go free from their masters. [A Jew becomes a servant either by selling himself because he is destitute or through ..

Written by Rabbi Chaim Rosen

Just Do It!

In this weeks Parshah we are presented with mitzvah after mitzvah as B’nei Yisrael (the Children of Israel) hear for the first time the laws of Hashem. A reading ..

Written by Richard Jenkins

Q: Why start with the slavery laws before anything else?

A1: (Based on Rav Leibtag) – We have to learn from the experience we just had, learn from slavery and learn to treat slaves with compassion and respect, because ..

Written by Jonathan Caller

How Do You Win a Race Without Finishing It?

This week’s parsha, Mishpatim, contains a whole range of different commandments. Straight after the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, we are introduced to a big chunk ..

Written by Tal Segal

the exception that proves the rule

This week we are told about Shmittah; that there is to be a sabbatical year of rest – and it’s a shmittah year this year! What’s the idea of having ..

Written by d fine

blast from the past

      Mishpatim; Blast from the Past Imagine you have just given your first lecture to your child on the ‘do’s and don’ts’ of life. ..

Written by d fine

An eye for an eye???? you what??

      When telling us the laws of damages, the Torah says, “Ayin Tachas Ayin” – “An Eye For An Eye”. What doeas this ..

Written by Jonny Caller

A possible answer to a famous question??

There is a popular question asked when we start reading this weeks sedra. While it may be slightly wrong to ask it it is common and i think needs answering. Whats ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose

care about your fellow, man!

Parshas Mishpatim; Care for your Fellow, Man! There is a concept that the physical world mirrors the spiritual world, and thus one can learn much about how the spiritual ..

Written by d fine

Money… You can’t take it with you!!

Among the many civil and monetary laws in this week’s parsha is the Torah’s first mention of the prohibition against taking interest: “When you lend ..

Written by Benjamin A Rose