Aleph Beta: Mishpatim: Are Laws Just Oppressive Restrictions?

In this week’s parsha (Exodus 21:1-24:18) we are in the midst of two of the most well known and epic stories in the entire Tanach: Revelation at Sinai and the Sin of the Golden Calf. The Israelites experience their highest high and their lowest low, all within the same few verses. However, smack in the middle of these two legendary episodes, we are forced to read law after law after law. Join us this week as we explore these laws and find out how they actually add layers of complexity to the epic highs and lows of the Revelation story.

Dig Deeper: For more on the Ten Commandments: https://goo.gl/XNFrjr For more on Israel’s Divine mission: https://goo.gl/p8fPGJ & https://goo.gl/YD7r0d To learn more on the relationship between Oral Law and Written Law: https://goo.gl/ykJ6ow For a deep-dive into the laws of female servitude: https://goo.gl/dGATLt To explore the fascinating origins of some of laws in Mishpatim: https://goo.gl/QOY0mF

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