Mishpatim: Motzaei Shabat

Mi•shᵊpât•imꞋ 1^st Eve (Mo•tzâ•eiꞋ Shab•âtꞋ Beginning Week)

“So these are the Mi•shᵊpât•imꞋ:”

(Amalgamated Tribal Laws/Tza•diq•ūtꞋ)

Nonpareil Quintessence of `י‑‑ה`

B.C.E. 1^st century — RabꞋi Hi•leilꞋ, when asked by a gentile to be converted while the RabꞋi stood on one foot, replied: "That which you eschew, don’t inflict on your fellow! That's the entirety of Tōr•âhꞋ. What remains is pei•rush•âhꞋ. Now, go-weave your lifetime-learning-practice.”

5^th Year toward the Shᵊmit•âhꞋ

Spring-Summer, c B.C.E. ;

South From Rᵊphid•imꞋ To Har Sin•aiꞋ

י''ט‎ Tōr•âhꞋ-centric Government

י''ט‎ 1. Ël•oh•imꞋ & The Nâ•siꞋ

You shall not תְקַלֵּל ël•oh•imꞋ, nor תָאֹר the Nâ•siꞋ of your am.

י''ט‎ 2. Tōr•âhꞋ Tax

You may not postpone full payment on your harvest and grape/olive presses. You shall give Me your firstborn: sons as well as the firstborn of your working livestock and food livestock. Seven days shall they remain with their mother. On the eighth day, you shall give them to Me.

Wine press at Tzuba (≈9 km west of Yᵊru•shâ•laꞋyim) Kha•shᵊmon•ây•imꞋ olive press at נְאוֹת קְדוּמִים (with Gan Ës•teirꞋ, © 1991.05 Yi•rᵊmᵊyâhꞋu Bën-Dâ•widꞋ)

י''ט‎ 3. And you shall be My אַנְשֵׁי-קֹדֶשׁ

So, don't eat any tâ•reiphꞋ found-carcass. Leave that to the dogs.

Optional parental preparation:

What does "-centric" mean?
What is the government?
22.28, TorahTax – The Israeli National Beit ha-Mi•qᵊdâshꞋ, being a national work, required government funding like every other government work – national defense, law enforcement, garbage collection, etc. The only way a government can collect money to pay citizens to do this work is by levying taxes. Thus, the ko•han•imꞋ who operated the Beit ha-Mi•qᵊdâshꞋ, and its maintenance, were supported by Israeli taxes – the Tōr•âhꞋ tax.
22.28 postpone – Tōr•âhꞋ requies the first, and the best, of one's assets and income. The practice of many, to pay tithes last – if "enough" is left over – is, already, a violation of Tōr•âhꞋ. (Failing to pay the tithe altogether would be yet another violation of Tōr•âhꞋ.)

Questions you might anticipate that your child might raise and be prepared to discuss:

What is a tax?

Mi•shᵊpât•imꞋ 1^st Eve (Mo•tzâ•eiꞋ Shab•âtꞋ Beginning Week)

“So these are the Mi•shᵊpât•imꞋ:”

(Amalgamated Tribal Laws/Tza•diq•ūtꞋ)

Nonpareil Quintessence of `י‑‑ה`

5^th Year toward the Shᵊmit•âhꞋ

`י''ט`‎ Tōr•âhꞋ-centric Government

`י''ט`‎ 1. Ël•oh•imꞋ & The Nâ•siꞋ

`י''ט`‎ 2. Tōr•âhꞋ Tax

`י''ט`‎ 3. And you shall be My `אַנְשֵׁי-קֹדֶשׁ`

Nᵊtzâr•imꞋ… Authentic


Wine press at Tzuba (≈9 km west of Yᵊru•shâ•laꞋyim)	Kha•shᵊmon•ây•imꞋ olive press at `נְאוֹת קְדוּמִים` (with Gan Ës•teirꞋ, © 1991.05 Yi•rᵊmᵊyâhꞋu Bën-Dâ•widꞋ)

Mi•shᵊpât•imꞋ 1st Eve (Mo•tzâ•eiꞋ Shab•âtꞋ Beginning Week)

“So these are the Mi•shᵊpât•imꞋ:”

(Amalgamated Tribal Laws/​Tza•diq•ūtꞋ)

Nonpareil Quintessence of י‑‑ה

5th Year toward the Shᵊmit•âhꞋ

י''ט‎ Tōr•âhꞋ-centric Government

י''ט‎ 1. Ël•oh•imꞋ & The Nâ•siꞋ

י''ט‎ 2. Tōr•âhꞋ Tax

י''ט‎ 3. And you shall be My אַנְשֵׁי-קֹדֶשׁ

Nᵊtzâr•imꞋ… Authentic

Mi•shᵊpât•imꞋ 1^st Eve (Mo•tzâ•eiꞋ Shab•âtꞋ Beginning Week)

(Amalgamated Tribal Laws/Tza•diq•ūtꞋ)

Nonpareil Quintessence of `י‑‑ה`

5^th Year toward the Shᵊmit•âhꞋ

`י''ט`‎ Tōr•âhꞋ-centric Government

`י''ט`‎ 1. Ël•oh•imꞋ & The Nâ•siꞋ

`י''ט`‎ 2. Tōr•âhꞋ Tax

`י''ט`‎ 3. And you shall be My `אַנְשֵׁי-קֹדֶשׁ`