This post originally appeared on Neesh Noosh. In Mishpatim, twice God tells the Israelites not to oppress a stranger because they were strangers in the Egypt. (22:20 and 23:9). This is central to ...

Parashat Mishpatim introduces the core legal principles of the Torah. Yet instead of beginning with uplifting commandments like “Love your neighbour” or “Do not put a stumbling block before the blind, ...

Most of the 118 verses which comprise Parashat Mishpatim, the immediate aftermath of the Ten Commandments and the continuation of the Giving of the Torah, are legislative: Parashat Mishpatim contains ...

The portion of Mishpatim, which deals with human relationships, highlights the significance of social trust and the severe consequences of its absence. This week’s Torah portion, Mishpatim, deals ...

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You must assist him even at the expense of helping a righteous person who also needs aid – so that you may overcome the inclination to hate that person within your heart. The weekly Torah portion ...

Just after the giving of the Law at Sinai, the Torah presents us with an assortment of laws, some criminal, some civil and some purely religious. The civil laws in our Torah portion this week, ...

Parshat Mishpatim elaborates on the Brit Sinai – the new covenant between Israel and the Creator established to supplement the original covenant forged with the patriarchs. Parshat Mishpatim – which ...

If only the whole Jewish world knew, and lived by, this one comment of Rashi. If only that…then the Jewish people would be kinder, more ethical and more dignified. Let me rev this up by saying that ...

Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Weisz is a member of the Council of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Nearly two years after October 7, Israel is still at war. There is no clear resolution in sight. As these lines ...