Gordon Tucker Mishpatim: Before Them, Before Us: Law as Master, Law as Servant
Professor Tucker addresses the challenge of laws that appear to be less uplifting than others, such as laws about a father selling his daughter into…
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Professor Tucker addresses the challenge of laws that appear to be less uplifting than others, such as laws about a father selling his daughter into…
Rabbi Richman informs us that the nature of the text changes in Mishpatim, from storytelling to laws. In fact, the Torah interrupts itself from the…