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Mishpatim – 5778
Mishpatim 5778
MEASURING UP
In this week’s Parsha, Mishpatim, the Torah presents a large compendium of laws and mitzvos. The Parsha begins with the letter “vav” indicating that this compendium is a continuation of the previous Parsha in which we became HaShem’s chosen people and received the Torah from Him. What is the unique connection between these laws and our becoming His chosen people?
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THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW
In this week’s Parsha, Yisro, Hakadosh baruch Hu gives us His Ten Commandments. The first of these commandments is to Know HaShem is our Guide, Who took us out of the land of Egypt.
Our Sages teach that this mitzvah is among the mitzvos that can be fulfilled on a constant basis. One is able to perform this mitzvah 24/7. The question is how does one perform this mitzvah. Once you know this fact, it is performed. What more can be done? Imagine if it were a mitzvah to know that gravity exists. It would certainly be a fulfillment of this mitzvah to study physics and understand the nature of gravity to gain a deeper insight of its existence. However, once that is accomplished what more is there to do?