PARSHAT MISHPATIM
February 21-22, 2025 / 24 Shevat 5785 THIS SHABBAT
Mevarchim HaChodesh for the month of Adar SPECIAL DAYS
Rosh Chodesh Adar is celebrated on Friday, February 28, and Shabbat, March 1. | | |  FEATURED | | | | | | OU Statement on the Release of Murdered Hostages | The October 7 image of Shiri Bibas captured the essence of that dark day and the contrast between its two sides: a horrified and fiercely protective Jewish mother shielding her beautiful children from the rampaging Hamas monsters lacking even a shred of humanity. For 500 days we hoped that the joyous innocence of Ariel and Kfir would overcome the darkness of their captors, but only because we continue to naively underestimate the depths of Hamas' depravity and hatred of anything human, as further demonstrated by their diabolical separation of the children from their mother. Peace will come with moral clarity, when the world recognizes and upholds the human side of this conflict and erases the utter wickedness of the unrepentant promoters and celebrants of evil. We share in the grief of the Bibas and Lifshitz families and we continue to pray for Shiri, the other remaining hostages and their families. Mitchel Aeder, President Rabbi Moshe Hauer, Executive Vice President Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | |  AROUND THE OU | |  | | Ashiva | | Let's Get Real | Join a candid conversation on the dating journey with our EVP Rabbi Moshe Hauer, YUConnects Director Efrat Sobolofsky and researcher Channah Cohen on Tuesday, February 25, in New York City. | | View Invitation | | |  | | NCSY | | NCSY Seniors Explore Gap Year | This week, 104 NCSY high school seniors went on an unforgettable journey to Israel with Olami Launch, a partner program of NCSY. On the trip, they explored top yeshiva and seminary gap-year programs while experiencing the land's beauty, culture, and spirit firsthand! | | Watch Recap Video on LinkedIn | | |  | | Women's Initiative | | Transforming Tehillim Together – Programming Grant | The OU Women's Initiative is funding innovative and interactive women's Tehillim programming in communities across America. Five programs will be selected for the grant and each program will receive up to $1,000 in funding. | | Apply Today | | |  | | OU-JLIC | | A Night of Shalom Bayit | JLIC West Young Professionals' innovative shalom bayit workshop, led by Elan Javanfard, LMFT, offered expert marriage guidance to young married couples in the Los Angeles Jewish community. | | Read More About the Event | | |  UPCOMING EVENTS | |  TORAH | |  | | Rabbi Moshe Hauer | | The Torah of Mutual Understanding | Torah has two sides, chukim and mishpatim. On the one hand, it is a system of truth and of justice that is admired by the world at large for its wisdom and understanding, chochmaschem u'vinaschem l'einei ha'amim, while on the other it contains such puzzling rules as shaatnez and kosher laws that invite their scorn. | | Read More | | |  | | Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman | | Finding Our Way Back Home | One word echoes throughout this week's haftorah – dror, freedom. More than just physical release, dror represents a deeper, intrinsic state of autonomy and belonging. | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm zt"l | | Enlightened Self-Interest | If we are to be sane, natural Jews, we must care for our own first. But if we are to be kosher Jews, we must not neglect the others. | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt"l | | The Slow End of Slavery | The Torah doesn't say, "Abolish slavery." Surely, it should have! Is that not the whole point of the story thus far? So why didn't God simply say, "No more slavery"? | | Read More | | | |
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