This week's Torah portion, Mishpatim מִּשְׁפָּטִים (Justices), based on Exodus 21-24, contains one of the most misunderstood portions of scripture in all of Torah. It contains some of the most disputed and misquoted verses in all of the Bible. Such as the following: "When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do." Exodus 21:7 "you shall pay life for life, eye for eye , tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, woun

Esta semana teremos uma porção dupla. Não porque seja oficialmente, mas porque perdi a publicação do blog da semana passada devido a problemas técnicos. Meu laptop quebrou e pensei que conseguiria consertá-lo imediatamente, mas o problema só foi resolvido hoje. As porções são Beshalach (בְּשַׁלַּח) e Yitro (יִתְרוֹ), ​​baseadas em Êxodo 13:17-20:23. A narrativa desses capítulos abrange diversos tópicos que culminam em uma das principais ideias centrais da Bíblia: os Dez Manda

This week will be another double portion week. Not because it is officially, but because I missed last week's blog due to technical issues. My laptop broke and I thought I would get it fixed immediately, but the issue didn't get resolved until today. The portions are, Beshalach בְּשַׁלַּח (When He Went) and Yitro יִתְרוֹ (Jethro), based on Exodus 13:17-20:23. The narrative of these chapters cover vast topics that culminate into one of the Bible's main core ideas: the Ten Comm