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In the shift from narrative to law, we become the actors performing the narrative of liberation.

Parashat Mishpatim teaches us that our society cannot function without laws, judges, and courts of justice.

Unlike the first tablets, the second tablets, which were hewn by human hands, endured.

Yitro tells Moses that only people of integrity, who themselves would never engage in legally questionable business dealings, are qualified to serve as judges.

The complex ways in which parents serve as our bridge between God and the world.

The images of the angel of God and the pillar of cloud accompanying the Israelites in the desert raise questions about effective leadership.

When tradition is silent, symbolic explanations arise.

How did this Sukkot tradition develop?

This lively ancient Sukkot ritual included juggling and gymnastics.

We are often blind to the dimension that lacks physical substance, and that can lead to enslavement to things.