Haftarah: Parshat Mishpatim (5786)
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About this lesson
A lesson in English on the haftarah of Parshat Mishpatim, a portion of the Book of Shemot (Exodus).
The haftarah is the passage from the Prophets read in synagogue on Shabbat after the Torah reading.
It belongs to the series “Haftarah lessons – 5786 (English)” (lesson 14 of 30).
Lesson summary AI-generated
- A lesson on the haftarah for Mishpatim, about the covenant to free Hebrew slaves in the time of King Tzidkiyahu.
- The portion is about laws between people, and the haftarah continues the theme of freeing slaves.
- Why is freeing slaves made into a brit (covenant), when a brit is also circumcision? The lesson reads a brit as freeing a person from servitude to materialistic urges.
- The lesson ends with redemption: body and soul will join together when Moshiach comes, and the laws of bondage have a message for all of us.
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- Parshat Mishpatim
- Haftarah
Source: Rebbetzin Esther Piekarski’s YouTube channel · YouTube
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