Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha Mishpatim 5778

[Applause] it's time for rabbi mankiewicz weekly Torah lesson here with his spiritual perspective and insight rabbi mankiewicz welcome to this week's Torah lesson this week's Torah portion is partial spot in the question of the week is does God want us to be independent thinkers so in this week's Torah portion partial misfortunate book begins the ayla hamish button and these are the rules the laws now the Allah means and these are there is an extra letter it should say a longish welcome these are the laws and goes on to speak about different laws in this week's Torah portion what's the idea of the vault now the valve is connecting to something before what is it connecting to something before so it's connecting to the previous talk portion where we receive the Torah from God now when we receive the Torah from God there's no question that the tour is from God God came down the mountain the Druze people were there they all saw it so we're saying that even these laws are connected to God so why is the Torah have to tell us specifically about this law so we know in the in the laws of the Torah there's three categories there is hookin which are statutes meaning they say there's no reason for it no logic it's illogical actually the coolants of kashrut laws of purity impurity illogical then they something which is a deuce a DOS already then they're the announcer in logical but it makes sense after you understand it a good idea which keeps her back there's a logic to it we keep Passover even though we wouldn't plan it but it makes sense it's alright there's logic to it but then there's simple Mishpatim simple logical laws that every society would put in place anyway so now since logic would put it in place anyway so what do you need God for so therefore God says like this when it comes to cook them you know for shorts we've got because it's illogical when you come to a dose okay it was God's idea even though it makes sense you know it's God but what happens when it comes to me struck them simple laws well my thing guess what it makes sense in the and thinking but God saying even dear the Ale I want you to remember that these also come from God so as God wants us to understand it with our brain but he wants to us to remember and to be cognizant that everything comes from God so the answer the question does God wants to be ended independent thinkers sure he does he wants us to be independent thinkers but at the same time he also wants us to remember where we got our thoughts from which was from God thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah lesson this week's Torah lesson is dedicated to the memory of bora pandari Labe and Schlomo no.6 may the souls be elevated by the Torah that was studying in their memory for more information about Chabad please see our website [Applause] [Music]