Parashat Mishpatim

The work of covenant involves a lot less feeling and a lot more action.

By highlighting the shadowy woman in the background, we get a rare, ironic glimpse of the dilemma of slavery in the Bible.

Parashat Mishpatim includes a very curious law about eating meat.

People cannot be proprietors over nature--they are not even absolute masters of their own creations.

Bringing us all out of Egypt.

Beware of selective Bible-passage quoting.

How do we reconcile our desire to see God with God's statement that no one can see God and live?

While it's easy to complain about poor leadership, Parashat Mishpatim challenges us to critique from a committed, engaged perspective.

Several interpretations of "an eye for an eye" all provide valuable insights into ethical lessons of the Torah.

In the shift from narrative to law, we become the actors performing the narrative of liberation.

Parashat Mishpatim teaches us that our society cannot function without laws, judges, and courts of justice.

The ordinances in this portion emphasize issues relevant to society and the interactions among groups.

In claiming power over human lives, a murderer denies that God alone possesses that power.

This Torah portion reminds us to appreciate the mundane moments.

Avoid actions you may need to lie about.

Insults are easy to give but hard to retract.

Mishpatim: A resource for families.

An eye for an eye.

Jewish slavery and Jewish ethics.

Questions and answers about the weekly Torah portion.

Whether or not we know the suffering of the slaves, we are commanded to act as if we do.

Moses informs the people of numerous ethical and ritual laws and seals the covenant between the Children of Israel and God.