In his magnum opus on the history and development of Jewish civil law, “Ha-Mishpat Ha-Ivri” (“Jewish Law”), Israeli Supreme Court Justice Menachem Elon remarks that basing a viable modern legal system ...

Two of the most important words in the Hebrew Scriptures are mishpat and tzedakah. Mishpat means giving people what they are due. It is often translated "justice." In the presence of injustice, ...

Besides being a shul rabbi, I am a high school rebbe. This year I am fortunate to teach a medical ethics course to a select group of twelfth graders. This year I hope to cover topics ranging from ...

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On November 26, 1936, Rav Ben Zion Meir Hai Uziel delivered a lecture to a gathering of rabbis in Jerusalem. Speaking to rabbis who would become part of Israel’s national rabbinic leadership, Rav ...

Se’if 4 – Mechaber: The plaintiff claims he lent the defendant money in front of witnesses. The defendant counters that this transaction never occurred. The plaintiff then produces witnesses who ...

The clothes of the Cohen Gadol present commentators with room for a great deal of conjecture. How much is symbolic, how much mystical and how much a reflection of cultural norms of status and beauty ...