This is evidenced in the four types of legal damages which are discussed in parshas Mishpatim: 1) “Shor” (ox) includes ...

Loyalty to a path means saying, “I belong. Sometimes I will fail, sometimes I will err, but I am all in.” This is completely ...

Parashat Mishpatim shows how lofty spiritual experiences can become daily living. After the thunder and awe of Sinai in last week’s parasha, the Torah now turns to the details of life: laws of justice ...

We cannot undo what has been lost. We cannot remove the pain from the bereaved. But we are commanded not to add to it.

Rabbi Bruce D. Forman discusses Parashat Mishpatim, which dives into case law: damages, injuries, lost property, workers’ rights, responsibility for animals, protecting the vulnerable.

Explore the insights of Rav Shai Cherry on this week's Torah portion, Mishpatim, focusing on laws and justice in society.

Mishpatim ends where it began: with truth, justice, and leadership. The people unanimously accept the law—an unanimity that ...

The laws of Mishpatim aim to help create a just and sensitive society based upon the memory of the Exodus. How we treat others matters. Fairness, equity, fighting for the rights of the widow, poor, ...

What is the difference between a G-d who listens and a G-d who partners? A partner walks with us. When we go off the rails, ...

Question: When the aron kodesh was opened for Krias HaTorah this past Shabbos, we realized that the Shekalim Sefer Torah had not been rolled; it was still at the Rosh Chodesh kriah in parshas Pinchos.

In studying historical interpretations of Torah, we find it is no small matter to seek out a way of living in obedience to the Commandments of God.