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Yenachem Etchem B'Toch Sh'ar Avele Tzion Virushalayim!
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Torah Thoughts from Rabbi Doug…
Parshat Mishpatim/Shkalim
The Torah states in Parshat
Mishpatim, "You shall not wrong a convert to Judaism, neither shall you
oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt." (Exodus
22:20) Why would someone insult a convert or hurt his feelings?
The Chasam Sofer, a great 18th century Hungarian rabbi, explains that someone
might think that a convert has not fully accepted upon himself a wholehearted
relationship with Hashem. Therefore, he might say something that
is a put-down to this convert. We need to realize that a person who sincerely
accepts upon himself to change has the ability to change in an extremely
short time. We see this in the story of Resh Lokish (Bavli Talmud, Bava
Metzia 84a) who was originally the head of a gang of robbers. When he
resolved to study Torah, an immediate change took place in him. For this
reason, the Torah reminds us in this verse that we were strangers in Egypt.
There were Israelites who reached very low spiritual levels in Egypt. Even
so, as soon as they were liberated, they entered a covenant with Hashem and
were entirely changed.When someone is sincere in his or her acceptance of
Torah values, we must be very careful not to imply that he or she has not
really changed. Likewise, in our relationships with our spouse, children,
friends,
and neighbors, including those who attend shul with us,
we must judge them favorably
Shabbat Shalom!
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Summary of Parshas
Mishpatim/Shekalim By, Rabbi Doug Zelden |
In Parshas Mishpatim there are a total of 53 of
the 613 Mitzvos. 23 Positive, 30 Negative.
Only three other sedras have more
Mitzvos included in them.
1st Aliya: Laws of the
Jewish slave, Jewish maidservant, manslaughter, murder, injuring a parent,
kidnapping,
cursing a parent. Exodus 21:1 -Hertz Chumash pg. 306
2nd Aliya: Laws pertaing to the killing of slaves, personal
damages, injury to slaves, the ox that kills, a pit dug in the ground, damage
by a goring animal, followed by the penalties for stealing. Pg. 308
v.20
3rd Aliya: Damage by grazing, damage by fire, the unpaid custodian,
the paid custodian, the borrowed article, seduction, occult practices, idolatry
and oppression, and the laws of lending money to others. Pg. 311
ch.22:4
4th Aliya: Laws of
accepting authority, justice, returning strayed animals, and helping relieve
the load of a fallen animal. Pg. 315 v.27
5th
Aliya: The laws of justice in judgement and the courts, the
Shmitah (7th Sabbatical) year, followed by a reminder to
observe Shabbos, and the Shalosh Regalim: Pesach, Shavous, and Succos. The
aliya concludes with the prohibition of cooking a kid in it’s mother’s milk
which teaches us the law against mixing milk and meat. Pg.316 ch.23:6
6th Aliya: Hashem (G-d) instructed the nation to respect the
authority of His messengers, the Prophets and Rabbis. He promised to chase
out
the seven nations who inhabited Canaan and forewarned us against making a
treaty of peace with them, or being influenced by their
practices and
values. Pg. 319 v.20
7th Aliya: Hashem stated the means by which the seven nations would be
chased out of Israel, and promised that if we do as instructed no woman would
miscarry. The borders of Eretz Yisroel (The Land of Israel) were defined. The
conclusion of the Parsha returns to the aftermath of Revelation. Moshe built an altar, offered a sacrifice, and in 24:7 the nation proclaimed "we
will first obey Hashem's commands and then attempt to understand". Moshe,
Aharon, Nadav, Avihu, and the 70 elders have a shared vision in 24:10 and then
Moshe is told to ascend Sinai where he would remain for forty days and for
forty nights. Pg. 319 v.26
Maftir Aliya: Parshat Shekalim The
first of the four special Shabbosim preceding Pesach when additional portions
from the Torah are read. Shekalim is read on the Shabbos that precedes the
month of Adar, or the Shabbos of Rosh Chodesh Adar (when Rosh Chodesh and
Shabbos coincide). A key function of the Bais Hamikdash (Temple) was the
offering of the daily, korban - public sacrifices. The designation of
"public" was because every male adult, 20 years and older, donated a
1/2 Shekel toward the purchase
of the communal sacrifices. (which also was used
for a census of the adult males over 20 years old) These moneys were gathered
and used to purchase the daily public offerings. The law demands that all
sacrifices must be purchased from moneys collected for that year. The fiscal
year for public offerings was from Nissan to Nissan. Therefore,
the Rabbi's
ordained that the portion of the Torah describing the first giving of the 1/2
Shekel be read on the Shabbos of or before Rosh Chodesh Adar,
one month before
the 1/2 shekel was due, as a reminder that everyone should send in their money
to the Temple. This reading in the 2nd Torah
is from the beginning of Parshat Ki Tisa. Pg. 352
Exodus 30:11
Haftorah Shekalim - II Kings/Melachim Bet - reflects
the theme of the Maftir-Shekalim rather than the weekly portion of Mishpatim.
Ashkenazim
begin on Pg. 993 in the Hertz Chumash - Chapter
12:1
It relates how the young Yeho'ash
collected the funds for the rededication of the Bais Hamikdash. In the year
3084 - 677b.c.e., Yeho'ash, the King of Yehudah, decided to strengthen and
redecorate the 155 year old Bais Hamikdash. Yeho'ash instituted a simple system
of collection, known today as the "Pushka." A special box was
designated next to the Mizbeach where all collected moneys were deposited. The
money was then counted and given to the contractors who dispersed the funds, as
needed, to the workmen. The Navi specifically states that no accounting was
made with the contractors, because they were men of integrity. Yeho'ash was the
sole survivor from the House of Dovid Hamelech following their massacre by the
hands of Queen Athalya, the daughter of Achav and Ezevel, and Yeho'ash's own
grandmother! (just think what the media would have done with a story like this)
He was saved by his aunt, Yehosheva, the wife of Yehoyada the Kohein Gadol, who
hid him in the Bais Hamikdash for six years. After those six years, At the
age of seven, Yehoyada revealed Yeho'ash's existence, and coronated him the
King of Yehudah to the delight of the people. Yehoyada was the disciple of
Elisha the Navi.
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