Parshas Mishpatim

In this week's Parsha there is a sequence of Halachos that seem to not have any progression. In Perek 9 the Torah teaches us the halachos of shmira and gnevah v'aveida. It continues by mentioning the Halachos of what happens if a Jew rapes or seduces a besulah.Then it tells us that it is asur to practice witchcraft. Following this is the issur of sleeping with an animal. Then comes the issur of bringing a Korban to a someone besides aHashem.This halacha is followed by the din of treating an orphan and widow with extra care and let them feel comfortable. The Torah continues to discusses a Din about halva'ah. This is followed by the issur of cursing Hashem...

I heard from Rav Tanchum Cohn that the Torah is purposely placing Halachos that have no progressin. The Torah is teaching us that we can't be bipolar when it comes to avodas Hahem. We can't say that we can do Mitzvos that are Bein Adam L'chaveiro and not Bein Adam L'makom. One can't say that he will keep the Mitzvos that pertain to Karbanos but not the Mitzvos that pertain to Geirim and to Almanos and Yisomim. The Torah is teaching us that we must be consistent in our Avodas hashem and perform all the Mitzvos to the best of our ability. We can't be biplor when it comes to Mitzvos and do the Mitzvos that we enjoy more or that are easier for us.

We all know the famous line of Rabbi Akiva that the Klal Gadol batorah is "V'ahavtah L'reiacha Kamocha." This is only one of the opinions in the gemarah another Tanah says that the Klal Gadol batorah is 'Es hakeves haechad ta'aseh baboker v'eis hakeves hasheini ta'aseh bein ha'arbaim." That the Korban tamid you should sacrificce in the morning and and also one in the evening. Why is this a Yesod of Torah. Rabbi Joel Cohn beautifully explained that the Karban tamid was brought as a sacrificed two times a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year. He explained that this is the challenge of Avodas Hashem. We must strive to be consistent in our Mitzvos and must always try to perform the mitzvos and be ovdei Hashem 365 days a year. It is some times very hard to daven everyday and many times we lose our excitment over doing Mitzvos. The Klal Gadol Batorah is to strive to be consistent ovdei Hashem and even if it is not the most convinient time to perfom the Mitzvah at hand or you don't enjoy doing the Mitzvah so much we must be ike the Korban Tamid, es hakeves haechad ta'aseh baboker v'es hakeves hasheini ta'aseh bein ha'arbaim.

Some Mifarshim say that the end of parshas Mishpatim is the conclusion of the matan torah and the aseres hadibros. My Father explained that the Torah is teaching that being an oveid Hashem doesn't only require one to follow the ten princibals of the aseres hadibros. Rather one must follow all of the Torah's commandment's.