This week, the Torah presents a series of challenging laws, many of which challenge our modern sense of morality, at least on first glance. One particularly distasteful law until the rabbis of the Talmud create a series of rules and protocols that make it highly unlikely, in fact nearly impossible, for that particularly troublesome law to ever be put into practice.

I’m not a rabbi, so every week, I look at our Torah portion and try to put it in conversation with the world around me. Judaism is rich in tradition, and each of us deserves the chance to find our own meaning in the text. Whether you’re studying Torah daily, or taking a moment to prepare for Shabbat, I hope you’ll make these ten minutes of Torah part of your week.

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