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Chukat Chukat: The Red Heifer
The 613 commandments given by God on Mount Sinai are generally divided into two categories: misphatim (laws) and chukim (decrees). Mishpatim are rules with a clear benefit, for example “Do not murder,” “Do not steal.” Chukim defy rational comprehension. The …
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Chukat Chukat: Did The Punishment Fit The Crime?
Why was Moses forbidden to enter the Promised Land?
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Chukat Chukat: The Most Mysterious Law In The Torah
How can contact with the red heifer defile the ritually pure, while purifying the ritually impure? Table for Five: Chukat Edited by Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist This is the statute of the Torah which the Lord commanded, saying, Speak …
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