THE POWER OF THE LAW
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Rabbi Dunner shares a Midrash on Parshat Mishpatim that indicates the importance and centrality of civil law in the Jewish faith. With the help of the Darash Mordechai, multiple Chazals, and a beautiful piece from the Chida, Rabbi Dunner explains why ritual law must always take second place to civil law in the conduct of a Jew.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) In the late 1980s, when I was a student at Ner Yisrael Yeshiva in Baltimore, I had a close friend who took night classes... Read More