Parshat Mishpatim

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A collection of civil and criminal laws covering slavery, damages, lending, and the covenant ceremony at Sinai. Exodus 21:1-24:18.

That Remembered

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 270:1

to a seemingly small, but hugely important, detail about divorce, or get (גֵּט), in Jewish tradition. We're looking at Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the ...

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You Shall Not Lie Down with His Pledge

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 277:4

The Torah, in its infinite wisdom, grapples with this very feeling, especially when it comes to the vulnerable in our society. In the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), we find a seemi...

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Reward for Resisting Temptation You Already Despise

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 286:17

This particular section, 286, explores the idea of reward and punishment, and what it truly means to be righteous. Rabbi Shimon Berebbi kicks things off with a compelling argument....

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Fairness and Dignity in the Small Details of Torah Law

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 287:3

It's easy to get lost in the big pronouncements, the grand commandments, but sometimes, the most beautiful details are the ones that speak to everyday life, to fairness, and to sim...

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Levirate Marriage and the Brother with Wrong Intentions

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 288:6

The goal? To continue the deceased brother's lineage. But what happens if things get complicated? What if the brother isn't exactly… careful in his intentions? The Sifrei Devarim, ...

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The Purpose and Obligation of Levirate Marriage

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 289:1

We're talking about yibum, often translated as levirate marriage. It's a fascinating, and sometimes perplexing, practice outlined in the Book of Deuteronomy (Sefer Devarim). Imagin...

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The Law of Levirate Marriage in Deuteronomy

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 290:1

It’s a question that echoes through Jewish law, and today we're going to peek into one very specific corner of it. We're diving into a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of ...

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The Ceremony of Refusing Levirate Marriage

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 290:4

We find it in Sifrei Devarim 290, part of the legal commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy. The passage deals with a very specific situation: a man who refuses to go through with a ...

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The Ritual of Yibum and the Reluctant Brother

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 291:1

Like you stumble across something in the Torah that makes you stop and say, "Wait, what?" Well, buckle up, because we're about to dive into one of those moments, straight from the ...

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