Mishpatim
“Judgments”
The eighteenth reading from the Torah is named Mishpatim, which means judgments. The title comes from the first words of the first verse of the reading, which could be literally translated to say, “And these are the judgments which you will place before them” (Exodus 21:1).
The first three chapters of this Torah portion deliver a legal code of laws and commandments that form a nucleus for the Torah’s laws. The last chapter tells the story of how the people of Israel consented to keep these laws and entered into a covenant relationship with God through a series of rituals conducted by Moses.
Exodus 21:1-24:18 Jeremiah 34:8-22, 33:25-26 Revelation 15:1-8
From First Fruits of Zion, Unrolling the Scroll
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