Parashat Mishpatim contains fifty-three of the 613 mitzvot of the Torah, most of them governing the relationship between a person and his fellow human being. The Torah places extraordinary emphasis on interpersonal responsibility — no less than on ritual or belief.
In Parashat Terumah, the Almighty instructs Moshe regarding the construction of the portable Tabernacle, the Mishkan — the place where the Divine
Parashat Beshalach describes the exodus from Egypt, the splitting of the Red Sea, the Jews’ first struggles in the wilderness, and their first war
Parashat Va’eira describes the moment when history itself turns into testimony. Hashem again sends Moshe and Aharon to Pharaoh to demand the release
