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Drash Cards for Mishpatim (5764)<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Marc Mangel<\/p>\n

\u2022 We have three classes of laws: \u00a0Ritual laws (between people and God), civil laws (between people and people), and ethical laws (to keep us in the image of God)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jewish law forms a basis for civilization, not just spirituality. \u00a0R. Moshe Lieberman writes “The call of Sinai is complete only when it reaches and informs all the details of life”<\/p>\n

\u2022 Separating meat and milk is a Chiddusk — something we could not have deduced; it is only understood by HaShem.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Today I want to focus on Ch 22, v 20 and Ch 23, v 9 [read them]. This appears, according to Bava Metzia 59b) 36 times in the Torah — more than any other commandment. \u00a0 \u00a0It is also a positive commandment: Love the stranger, with Ger meaning convert or resident alien.<\/p>\n

\u2022 R. Zelig Pliskin writes “We need to realize that a person who is sincere can make great changes in a short time”.<\/p>\n

\u2022 But why does this appear twice and why somewhat differently? \u00a0Ibn Ezra says that there is no difference according to his principle of interpretation.<\/p>\n

\u2022 On Ch 22, v 20, Rashi says “If you abuse him [robbery of his property] he too can abuse you and say ‘You also came from strangers’ ” \u00a0— but also “Do not accuse your friend of a flaw that you yourself have”<\/p>\n

\u2022 On Ch 23, v 9, Rashi writes “You know how hard it is to be oppressed” and that is why we should not oppress the other.<\/p>\n

\u2022 But Ramban says, “No — Ch 23, v9 reminds us that God may be looking out for the defenseless stranger. We need to fear God, not the stranger”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Drash Cards for Mishpatim (5764) by Marc Mangel \u2022 We have three classes of laws: \u00a0Ritual laws (between people and God), civil laws (between people and people), and ethical laws (to keep us in the image of God) \u2022 Jewish law forms a basis for civilization, not just spirituality. \u00a0R. Moshe Lieberman writes “The call … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":51,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2133","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcmangel.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcmangel.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcmangel.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcmangel.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcmangel.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2133"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/marcmangel.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2134,"href":"https:\/\/marcmangel.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2133\/revisions\/2134"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcmangel.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcmangel.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}