If One Curses His Father and His Mother, Etc

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelThe Torah Creates a Specific Exception for Parental Assault, ElevatingThe Torah declares: "And if one strikes his father and his mother, he shall be put to death" (Exodus 21:15). The Mekhilta explains why this verse is necessary w

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelWhy Does God Use the Verb Twice, Erase and Then Shall I EraseGod declared in (Exodus 17:14): "For erase shall I erase the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven." The sages of the Mekhilta noticed something peculiar abou

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelIf One Strikes a Man and He Dies, HeThe Torah states: "If one strikes a man and he dies, he is to be put to death" (Exodus 21:12). The Mekhilta explains why this verse is necessary when a similar

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelIf a Man Be Deliberate Against His Neighbor to Kill Him(Exodus 21:14) "And if a man be deliberate against his neighbor to kill him, etc.": What is the intent of this section? From (Leviticus 24:17) "And a man if he

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelThe Mekhilta Asks Why This Passage Is Necessary(Exodus 21:22) introduces the case of men who fight and accidentally injure a pregnant bystander. The Mekhilta asks why this passage is necessary. From (Exodus

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelThen He Shall Be Punished by Payment of MoneyThe Torah uses the word "punished" in (Exodus 21:22) when describing the penalty for a man who injures a pregnant woman during a fight. "Then he shall be punish

If One Curses His Father and His Mother, Etc

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