BAIS HAVAAD PARSHA PERSPECTIVE'S Parshas Ki Sisa:The Greatest Commission in History By: Rabbi Tzvi Price

When we think of Moshe Rabbeinu and the role that he had in history’s most sublime moment – the Giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai – the title Prophet, Lawgiver, or Teacher might come to mind. All true. However, our Sages see another, more down-to-earth, aspect to Moshe Rabbeinu‘s bringing the Torah from Heaven. Understanding their perspective will help us see our own world in a whole new way. But in order to do that we’ll first need to learn a little bit of Choshen Mishpat. In Bava Basra 87a, the Mishnah states the following halachah: …If there was a middleman [brokering a sale of wine or oil] between them (i.e. the buyer and the seller), and the barrel [of wine or oil] breaks, the middleman incurs the loss.