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b"Rabbi Binny Freedman is a highly engaging and inspirational educator who has a gift for synthesizing difficult, sophisticated material in a way that inspires both the novice and the scholar. His proficiency in applying classic Jewish concepts to contemporary life in a personal and meaningful way has made him a sought after speaker throughout North America and around the world.Rav Binny speaking to his talmidim through ZOOM teleconferencing zeroes in on a section of the Parsha oft times ignored by Darshanim, the tort and damage laws that begin on Chapter 24, verse 17.These verses, particularly verse 20,\\u05e9\\u05c1\\u05b6\\u05d1\\u05b6\\u05e8, \\u05ea\\u05bc\\u05b7\\u05d7\\u05b7\\u05ea \\u05e9\\u05c1\\u05b6\\u05d1\\u05b6\\u05e8, \\u05e2\\u05b7\\u05d9\\u05b4\\u05df \\u05ea\\u05bc\\u05b7\\u05d7\\u05b7\\u05ea \\u05e2\\u05b7\\u05d9\\u05b4\\u05df, \\u05e9\\u05c1\\u05b5\\u05df \\u05ea\\u05bc\\u05b7\\u05d7\\u05b7\\u05ea \\u05e9\\u05c1\\u05b5\\u05df--\\u05db\\u05bc\\u05b7\\u05d0\\u05b2\\u05e9\\u05c1\\u05b6\\u05e8 \\u05d9\\u05b4\\u05ea\\u05bc\\u05b5\\u05df \\u05de\\u05d5\\u05bc\\u05dd \\u05d1\\u05bc\\u05b8\\u05d0\\u05b8\\u05d3\\u05b8\\u05dd, \\u05db\\u05bc\\u05b5\\u05df \\u05d9\\u05b4\\u05e0\\u05bc\\u05b8\\u05ea\\u05b6\\u05df \\u05d1\\u05bc\\u05d5\\u05b9.force us to understand why the Torah couches the responsibility to make monetary compensation in terms that seem to unleash the ugly demons of vengeance.Binny references Aba Kovner and his band of Nazi killers who ultimately realized how empty and spent their killing spree rendered them.He further asks what was the need the Torah had in repeating these verses as they already appear in Parshas Mishpatim.Along with a historical portrait of the rise of the Karaite schism and the work done by Saadia Gaon to combat their influence, Binny presents Saadia's masterful refutation of the literal take on these verses that has been preserved in Ibn Ezra's commentary.By contrasting the submissive forgiving attitude evinced in Mar Brei DaRavina's Elokei Nitzor(said thrice daily in our times)to the Rambam's directives for a Talmid Chacham to react with harsh consequences toward one who had insulted him,Rav Binny begins to find the clues for when a strict unbending attitude is called for in line with a sense of Kedushas Yisroel.The Ohr HaChaim and Kli Yakar are referenced and Rav Binny buttresses their points using practical examples from traffic accidents in Eretz Yisroel.He convincingly demonstrates how even an exact payment of loss is not true Mishpat, and how the phraseology selected by God was meant to entrench the idea of how ethereal human justice is, and what our sensitivity must be to the victim's loss .Rav Binny suggests strongly from context that the same wording found in Legalistic Parshas Mishpatim is meant to elicit a different holier consciousness in Parshas Emor .We thank the Orayta Yeshivah for the use of this material-Check out more Shiurim and information on their websitehttps://www.orayta.org/Please leave us a review or comment at ravkiv@gmail.comfor more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate"