This week's section is called Mishpatim, laws. In the Torah, three words appear that refer to the concept of laws, each with its own meaning:<\/p>\n
1) Mishpatim: This refers to rational laws, that is, laws understandable to the human intellect. Even if God had not explicitly stated them, we would have deduced them, and they are fundamental for a healthy society based on mutual respect. In fact, some sages believe that non-Jews should also abide by these precepts, in addition to the well-known seven commandments of the sons of Noah (Do not blaspheme, do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not eat meat from a living animal, acknowledge God, and establish a system of justice). The reason for this, as mentioned, is that these are fundamental precepts for the normal coexistence of all human beings, and God created the world to be populated, with different countries and peoples.<\/p>\n
2) Eidot: refers to testimonial laws, that is, laws whose objective is to remember a certain event through performing a certain action, such as Shabbat, remembrance of the Creation in seven days, Pesach, remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt, Shavuot, remembrance of the Giving of the Torah, etc.<\/p>\n
3) Chuk\u00edm: refers to irrational precepts, that is, even after the Torah commanded them to be fulfilled, they remain incomprehensible to the human mind, such as not eating certain animals (laws of Kashrut), not mixing wool and flax, etc.<\/p>\n
Ahora bien, los razonamientos que los seres humanos encuentran para los preceptos, a\u00fan para los Mishpat\u00edm, no son la \u00abverdadera\u00bb raz\u00f3n de ser del mandato Divino, ya que es imposible captar la sabidur\u00eda Divina tal y cual es. A\u00fan los razonamientos que aparecen en la Tor\u00e1 para ciertos preceptos, tampoco son los \u00abverdaderos\u00bb, es decir, no son la voluntad Divina tal y cual es, sino que consisten en humanizaciones del intelecto Divino. En otras palabras, la raz\u00f3n revelada de cada precepto es la vestimenta humana para comprender, seg\u00fan nuestra capacidad, la voluntad Divina.<\/p>\n
Hasidic masters go a step further in understanding the meaning of Torah precepts, including those of the Mishpatim type. They explain that there are two types of commandments: 1) Commandments that create life, and 2) Commandments that are created from life.<\/p>\n
Todos los mandatos y leyes (como los c\u00f3digos civiles y penales de cada pa\u00eds) creados por el ser humano son creados de la vida. Basados en la experiencia de sus creadores, en la jurisprudencia conocida hasta el momento y en la imaginaci\u00f3n de hasta d\u00f3nde puede llegar la \u00abmaldad humana\u00bb, los codificadores de leyes plasman en un c\u00f3digo ordenado y preciso, todos los casos que se les ocurren y\/o que ya vieron ocurrir. Por eso cada pa\u00eds, de acuerdo a las condiciones locales y la \u00e9poca, tiene c\u00f3digos y leyes diferentes y, con el pasar del tiempo, se van modificando.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, the commandments of the Torah create life. Divine commandments mold and shape life exactly as God intended it from Creation. That is why they are the same everywhere and throughout all time. It is on them that a person should focus their attention in order to live a full life in accordance with God's Will.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"La secci\u00f3n de esta semana se llama Mishpat\u00edm, leyes. En la Tor\u00e1 aparecen tres palabras que se refieren al concepto de leyes, cada una con su significado: 1) Mishpat\u00edm: se refiere a las leyes racionales, es decir, comprensibles al intelecto humano. A\u00fan si Di-s no las hubiese dicho, las hubi\u00e9semos pensado y son fundamentales para… Read More \u00bbLaws that make life<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,53],"tags":[962,993,942],"series":[],"class_list":["post-1829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editoriales","category-mishpatim","tag-ley","tag-precepto","tag-tora"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/tuviaserber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Congreso.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/tuviaserber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/avatar1400.jpeg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"castbox":{"key":"castbox","url":"","label":"CastBox","class":"castbox","icon":"castbox.png"},"rss":{"key":"rss","url":"","label":"RSS","class":"rss","icon":"rss.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/tuviaserber.com\/en\/feed\/podcast\/rabino-tuvia-serber","embedCode":"Leyes que hacen vida<\/a><\/blockquote>