Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha

Mishpatim משפטים 2025 Training the Animal within


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If a person’s animal damages on three occassions, it is called a Mued -one with a destructive behavior.

There are two ways to revert it back to its original tame state. One is to train it long and hard until it eventually returns to its original state. Another way is to either sell it or gift it. With the change of ownership and its environment, the animal reverts back to the original tame state. The same idea can be applied to the animal soul. It is not naturally inclined to do bad, but sometimes in a bad environment it could be affected to commit actions that it wouldn’t normally do. After repeated times it develops a destructive behavior. As well, there are two ways for it to revert to its original state. One option is long and hard- by working on oneself , to train one’s animalistic soul back to the original state. Another option is to bring it to a new reality. The person should throw himself into a life of Torah and Tefila, immersing himself into a new environment of life and light, thus reverting the animal soul

back to it’s original state of health.


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Inspirational Thoughts on the ParshaBy Avrohom Piekarski