Questions for Mishpatim

In 2025 I used 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. 

1, How does the word מרצע hint to the servitude of Mitzrayim.

2.  (Not fair. Not within span of our Parsha.)  Our parsha discusses avadim, both Jewish and non-Jewish, and there are plenty of people in the Torah described as being Avadim. Who in the Torah is specifically called an Eved Knaani. Who is called an Eved Ivri.

3. The word Elokim usually refers to Hashem, but not always.  Show me three places in the parsha where it definitely does not mean Hashem. 

4. Where do we find a non-living thing sleeping.

5. Where do we find a non-living thing finding things and eating them.

6. Where do we find civil liability that is not pure compensation, that is not equal to the actual harm. 

7. More interesting, where do we find a case where the literal meaning of the passuk is punitive, but according to Chazal's interpretation it is restitution.

8.  Reuven needed a silver tray for a pidyon haben. His friend, a Hatzala guy, dropped his off at Reuven’s house on his way back from a call. He lost the tray. Can Reuven weasel out of his obligation?

9.  (Not really fair, to expect people to figure this one from "Sona'acha.)  If you have a choice whether to give Shalach Manos to your good friend, or to the guy who parks halfway in front of your driveway, who should you give it to?

10. Our Parsha says that in the seventh year you have to abandon your property. Is this counted on a national calendar, or does the count begin from when you acquire the property?

11. There are two Hebrew words for wealthy: עשיר and גביר. There are four for a poor man; three are in this Parsha.

12.  (Not fair, requires information outside the Parsha.)  My name is found in the מגילה, and it is next to כרפס. My father and I risked our lives to stop terrible chillul Hashem,  My grandson enabled the שכינה to rest with ישראל כלל. Where is my name mentioned in this week’s פרשה.

 

 

 

 

1. Gematria = 400. Tosfos Kiddushin. 22b ד"ה מה

2. Knaan. בראשית ט:כה, ויאמר ארור כנען עבד עבדים יהיה לאחיו

Yosef. בראשית מא יב ושם אתנו נער עברי עבד לשר הטבחים

3.  21:6, 22:7 judges. (22:27 not clear.)  22:19, false god.

4. 

שמות כג יח  ולא ילין חלב חגי עד בקר

שמות כב ה  כי תצא אש ומצאה קצים ונאכל גדיש או הקמה או השדה

6. Keifel and 4/5 by Ganav; Chatzi nezek by tam. Lamed shel eved. Maybe Kofer, but you need to know the Gemara in BK, so doesn't count.  AND thank you Rav Bukspain: Shein v'Ayin by eved knaani. 

7.   שמות כא כד  

עין תחת עין שן תחת שן יד תחת יד רגל תחת רגל

Many explain the reason the Torah said "an eye for an eye" is because the villain deserves to experience the pain and fear that he inflicted. (Seforno, ibn Ezra, Rambam Cho'um 1:3)  But in halacha, he just pays for the damage he caused. Obviously, the literal punishment is punitive, and the halacha is compensatory. 

See Reb Chaim Brown's mehalach with Reb Chaim here.

8.  

שמות כב יג  וכי ישאל איש מעם רעהו ונשבר או מת בעליו אין עמו שלם ישלם

9.

 שמות כ״ג:ה כי־תראה חמור שנאך רבץ תחת משאו וחדלת מעזב לו עזב תעזב עמו

בבא מציעא לב ע"ב

אוהב לפרוק ושונא לטעון – מצוה בשונא, כדי לכוף את יצרו.

10. 

שמות כ"א:ב   כי תקנה עבד עברי שש שנים יעבד ובשבעת יצא לחפשי חנם

 שמות  כ״ג: י-י"א  ושש שנים תזרע את־ארצך ואספת את־תבואתה והשביעת תשמטנה ונטשתה

 

11. עני, דל, אביון. Not in the parsha- רש.

 

12. 24:14 - 

ואל הזקנים אמר שבו לנו בזה עד אשר נשוב אליכם והנה אהרן וחור עמכם מי בעל דברים יגש אלהם