Mishpatim 5776 – English
Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik Congregacion Kol Shearith Israel According to the Sefer Hachinuch (Rabbi Aharon Halevi from Barcelona, XIII Century), Parashat Mishpatim contains 53 of the 613 Mitzvot. 23 of them are positive (meaning they are accomplished through an action) and 30 are negative (they are accomplished by not doing something). Tradition defines the Mishpatim as …