Mishpatim — Chabad Springfield

Productive Use of Time

The Talmud relates that the great Sage R. Yochanan ben Zakkai wept before his death, saying: “There are two paths stretching before me, one to Gan...

Our Parsha - Mishpatim

Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parsha Mishpatim.

The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha

A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat.

The Name of the Parsha

Mishpatim means civil and criminal laws which are self-understood. As Rashi comments. "laws recorded in the Torah that, if thay would have not been...

An Early Morning Inspection

At that time, my master and father of blessed memory had a set arrangement to study with me at night or in the small hours of the morning...

Moshiach in the Parsha

Sometime after Moshiach is revealed, there will be a time when people will no longer need to eat and drink. We will "sit with crowns on our heads...

The Arrows and Ox of Fire

In this meditation on the image of fire, Rabbi Ginsburgh guides us through a transformation of fire from a potentially destructive force to the...

The Last Word

Smoke represents the burning desire of man to escape the confines of corporeal existence, and ascend upwards to fuse with his Creator. Normally...

Children's Corner

During lunch break, an exciting game of baseball was going on in the field. Heshy's team was up at bat and the score was close. But Ari didn't...