Parashat Mishpatim - "An Eye for an Eye..."
“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot” (Exodus, 21:24). Tractate Bava Kamma of the Babylonian Talmud explains that the wording of this verse should not be unde…
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Resisting the Influence of One’s Surroundings
“And he blessed them that day, saying: ‘By you Israel will bless…’” (Genesis, 48:20). Many wonder what sets Ephraim and Manasseh apart from the forefathers of the other tribes. What did they do to me…