The Torah’s Creative Team

The Torah’s Creative Team

Jan 28, 2022 By David Shmidt Chapman | Commentary | Mishpatim

The metaphor of a playwright and director crafting a new play together can be applied to our parashah. The playscript God is developing is the set of mishpatim (rules), expanding on the Ten Commandments. God begins developing the β€œscript” in a speech to Moses in Exodus 21:1: β€œAnd these are the rules that you shall set before them . . . ”

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