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Parshas Mishpatim (5771)
by Mordechai Dolinsky
We must understand the great avlah that Rashi brings at the beginning of the sedra of bringing a court case before a secular judge if their laws are exactly as the Torah’s. As accurate as the tenets of the judicial system might be parallel to ours, it is based on their logical conclusions. The source of our Mishpatim comes from the Essence of Hashem. As the Nefesh HaChayim and Baal HaTanya explain the basis of even the most basic laws stem from the Essence of Hashem. Indeed our relying on the logic of the secular court is a great lack of recognition and respect for the Borei Olam.
Have a wonderful Shabbos and a fulfilling Chodesh.