Gimme Some Torah

Gimme Some Torah

Share this post

Gimme Some Torah
Gimme Some Torah
#192: What If A Mitzvah Sounds Horrible?

#192: What If A Mitzvah Sounds Horrible?

Rabbenu Baḥya on Parashat Mishpatim, Shemot/Exodus 22:17

Rabbi Eli L. Garfinkel's avatar
Rabbi Eli L. Garfinkel
Feb 12, 2023
∙ Paid
1

Share this post

Gimme Some Torah
Gimme Some Torah
#192: What If A Mitzvah Sounds Horrible?
3
Share

Photo by Tungsten Rising on Unsplash

Gimme Some Torah #192

Shemot/Exodus 22:17

מְכַשֵּׁפָ֖ה לֹ֥א תְחַיֶּֽה׃

You shall not let a sorceress live.

Share Gimme Some Torah

Our biblical ancestors took the sin of sorcery very seriously, and the Torah declares it to be a capital offense. In fact, the Torah makes sorcery an unusual death penalty case by making it a negative commandment. T…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Gimme Some Torah to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Rabbi Eli L. Garfinkel
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share