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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Mishpatim: The Living Torah

by Rav Yehuda HaKohen, visionmag.org

How should we understand the difference between the Written Torah and the Oral Torah within the context of Israel's identity and development?

The 10 Commandments

Listen to the audio/read the transcript here (12.5 min)

Parshat Mishpatim introduces the practical statutes necessary for Israel to establish a model society.

What exactly did Israel receive at Sinai?

In what way do the people of Israel and the Torah interact through a symbiotic relationship?

Why are the statutes as expressed in the Written Torah almost always so different from Jewish law in practice?

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