Rabbi Benjamin Yudin Discusses Parshas Mishpatim on JM in the AM (5786)

Good morning. Good shabas everybody. Whoa. This shabas we have the privilege of two cif tora. It is paras mishpatim and a few columns later in the Torah really not requiring very much moving from Mishbatim to the beginning of kisa which happens to be the reason why we take out a second safer it's paresim wow time is moving Mashem this fourthcoming Tuesday and Wednesday are roles. Wow. Okay, let's get right down to business. According to the there are 23 positive and 30 restrictions in Paras Mishim 53 mitzvos. We could spend a lot more than 53 minutes going through the 53 mitzvah which I don't think would appreciate. However, let me just mention quickly one or two interesting. The Torah says if if you lend money as if to say you have a choice and the answer is you do have a choice. What does that mean? It means if nobody asks you, I don't think you have to go around. Can I lend you? Can I lend you? Okay. But the Torah is teaching that if you lend money, so the Torah says just know as a perspective. The Torah is reminding us, says the that the extra money that you have is in order that you should be able to lend the poor money. Why did Hashem give you a little bit more than you need? In order that you should be able to help them. And the Torah therefore says that you are not to be low kenoshia and you're not to charge interest. But not just no kenosha. What does that mean? It means let's say I'm a more nervous individual and uh okay, do I trust you? Maybe it's okay. I lend you $1,000 and we say for 30 days. Now, if I am the kind of person that every time I see you, because you come to Ma, don't forget you owe me $1,000. Don't forget you owe me $1,000. Even though it's true, I'm not allowed to send the money cuz that's being a no. I'm not supposed to ask you for the money until the money is due. Unbelievable. And not only that, the Gmorra says, "Unbelievable. Watch this. Hopefully, the weather's getting nicer and people will actually go for walks again on Shabas. Any limitation to where I can walk on Shabas? Sure. If I lend you money, I am not to take a shabas walk on your block. Wait a minute. What does that mean? It means you're going to be sitting out and you're going to see me walking by and you're going to say to yourself, "Ah, the only reason why he's walking by is to remind me that I owe him the money. Ouch. Ouch. If that's the kind of person I am, I'm not supposed to lend money. Wow, it's so exciting and intricate each and every mitzvah. I want to focus on the very first mitzvah found in Paras Mishim which always troubled me in the sense that if we have to showcase our laws, why do we pick the i? Why would Hashem say start with what you call the Hebrew servant? Okay, now I will try to explain it in a few moments, but wait a second. What's going on here? It's not a slave and yes, he's Jewish. What does that mean? I so the classic example given by the Talmud is as Rashi explains we're sp speaking about a Jew who unfortunately steals and he uh here he goes he takes the $60,000 that he steals and he goes to Atlantic City and as he throws the money into the slot machine or whatever you put into the slot machine. So listen carefully. He says, "I want to pay him back. I want to pay him back." He wants to get more than 60,000 out of the machine. He'll put in 60. And guess what? Unfortunately, it was not his lucky day. So he loses the 60,000 that he stole and he can't pay back. And the police catch him. And now what? Well, it's a wonderful country that we live in, but the penal system that we have today says you can't pay back. You go to jail. You go to jail. Who are you going to be in jail with? Who are your buddies? Who are your friends? Who your roommates in jail? Ah, other thieves. And they're going to say to you, "Oh, my friend, you should have done it this way. You could have done it better." So, he goes into jail an amateur. And he comes out a professional thief. Torah says, "Listen carefully. If we do it that way, then the nav, the church person who had the 60,000 stolen from, he's still without his money. And what good is it if we throw the ganov into jail? So the Torah says, "I think I have a better way." Watch this. What we do is the Jew that sold, the Bezden offers him for sale. Now what does that mean? Another Jew quote purchases him. Now what does that mean to purchase? This evidy doesn't do windows. Evidenty doesn't do floors. The evidis doesn't carry your slippers and your bath towel to the shvitz. What's going on here? How heavy is your slippers and bath towel? And the answer is the puk says in you can't work him in a demeaning way. So even though the slippers and the bath towel might weigh five pounds and it's not too heavy, but it's just demeaning and you can't demean the wa. So what's going on here? Listen to the Torah's way. Torah says a man stole can't pay back. So the bezen puts him up for quote investment. What does that mean? It means I'll let you listen to the conversation. Okay. Uh fellow calls his wife and says, "Chev tell me any room at the in this uh shabas." And she says, "Yeah, maybe. Uh will you have in mind?" I said, "I have somebody that needs a room. We have an extra room." She says, "Yes. Uh for how long? I don't know. We'll see. Maybe up to six years. Tell me about this person." I said, "He has a record." What does that mean? He has a record. uh it means not uh you know a music record. He unfortunately uh uh stole. Do you think we have room for him uh for up to six years? Most wives would say no. I'm not going to tell you what she's going to say, but most would say no. So why don't we have I ever today? What's the advantage of Evy? The ev Oh my goodness. He resumes his former position. He was a taxi driver before. Now he's going to drive a taxi. But the fairs and tips that he gets goes to the Israel who in quote invested in him. Where does he live? He lives in the Israel's home. Whoa. He lives in the master small M's home. And listen carefully. When there's extra company, you take the pillow from one of your children, but you don't take it from him. When there's not enough steak at the barbecue, you tell your children, "Take hamburgers." But you tell the you get a piece of steak. Whoa. What we doing? We're rehabilitating him. Oh, that's a lot better than putting him in jail. Unbelievable. So why does the Torah start with ev Musara Torah? What does he say? He says beautifully that if a parent has many children and one of them is special needs, who does a parent think about the most? The child with the special need loves all Israel. Who does he think about first? the god of the child with special needs. Okay, here we go. I'm going to give you a interpretation based upon two fantastic gdoleim. The first one is the maril discin and the second one is briska. Now watch the Torah teaches us inan we know that means Moshe den to Hashem how many times did he den so do the math for esan is how many times and it's 515 times did Moshe pray to Hashem let me go into the land of Israel and what does the Torah say further in that same paragraph in chapter 3 verse 20 6 Hashem says ra enough alto I forbid you to speak to me further about this matter okay now what is it so brother moral disc is safer in onan tells us that why is Hashem saying no more? Because one of Mosha's prayers got through and was Hashem was saying that's it alto no more because if more I won't be able to say no to you. What was that prayer? I don't know says yes you do. Look at this week's para the beginning of parasim. If the should say to his master, come on now. The Torah says a double Omar. If the servant should surely say, what do you have to have a double form? Right. What is this Omar? Oh, the gmorrah in kadush teaches that the eb has to say it twice. Has to say it at the beginning. Take a look in the gamorrah and he has to say it at the end um of the six years. Now watch listen carefully. And if he only when he asks twice might he then be eligible to become a na to have his ear pierced comes along. and says what is that prayer of Moshe that Moshe said to Hashem that Hashem said no more no more. So watch this. The answer says this imar if the servant should say who is the servant don't tell me we're talking about the no Torah is so rich. What are we talking about? We're talking about Mosha Rabenu. The Torah says in the beginning of the book of Yeshua, who is Moshe, if Moshe would say, and he did say, I love my master. Who's my master? I love Hashem. I love my wife. Who's my wife? Zutra has bonai. And I love my children. Who we referring to? Not like Rashi will tell you on the spot the children of the shifanis that the master gives him. No Israel. Moshe says Hashem I love you. He says I love my wife. I love Torah. I love b is bonai bonai. Oh Moshe says to hashem I don't want to die. Hashem was going to listen to him because he's right. He's right. What can I do? says, "Hashem, I've already decreed miso for the entire world." Now watch. This is parasol. What does that mean? Every Jew had to give a half a shekel. Come on. Can't you afford more? Yes. But even if you could afford more, you gave a half a shekel. Because by so doing you are saying you can't do it alone. You need the other Jew. We each need each other. Oh, what does that mean? We each need each other. Each one of us as we find in prequos who are it doesn't mean that whenever you met somebody these are the exact words that that person said. No. But who are ome means that his very persona his individual life this is what he exemplified these words. So when you met, you knew from him, let your house be open wide. And the poor should be as members of your household. Amazing. He didn't say these words. He portrayed them. Each and every Jew has to portray to the next one. Who are you? I'll tell you I am adoni. I love Hashem. I love my wife. I love Torah. I love Israel. I love my children. I can't be separated from them. Hashem. May we truly all be joined together through pashes gullim through our love of Hashem, his Torah, and his people. Shabbat shalom to all.