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SHIUR VERSION of Mishpatim: The Sanctuary-Altar Sanctuary (or "Mizbeach as a Refuge for Killers")

February 24, 2023 Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss Season 11 Episode 8
Machshavah Lab
SHIUR VERSION of Mishpatim: The Sanctuary-Altar Sanctuary (or "Mizbeach as a Refuge for Killers")
Show Notes

This evening (2/23/23), in lieu of our regularly scheduled Thursday Night Pirkei Avos shiur, I gave a Chumash Exploration shiur on a topic I've been vexed by for the past two weeks: the obscure halacha stated in Parashas Mishpatim that the Mizbeach provides sanctuary for killers under specific conditions. I gave this shiur because I needed - and still need, as of this morning - help developing the insights I've encountered. I'm happy with what we came up with, but I'm all ears for your ideas!
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מקורות:
שמות כא:יב-יד
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר נזקים, הלכות רוצח ושמירת הנפש א:א; ה:ב,ט-יד
א' מלכים ב:כח-לד
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, "Essays on Ethics" "Masei: Retribution and Revenge" pp.272
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:כט,לט
שד"ל - שמות כא:יד
The Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel ibid.
ספורנו שם
ירמיהו ז:ג-יא
יד פשוטה - הלכות רוצח ושמירת הנפש ה:יב-יד
שמות כ:כ-כא
מכילתא דרבי ישמעאל שם
במדבר לה:כה
ילקוט שמעוני (ספרי) שם
רב ש"ר הירש שם
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים טו:א,ג
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר עבודה, הלכות בית הבחירה ב:א-ב
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