Intentional Murder

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1. Murdering with Guile

   Rabbi Yaakov Medan

   To which murderer is the Torah referring when it states “you shall take him from My altar to die”? Chazal’s interpretation included only one who murders intentionally with premeditation, as opposed to one who murders accidentally. The verses, however, include a third type of murderer who is a composite of the first two types. He murders intentionally, but pretends to have done so unknowingly. It is concerning this murderer that the Torah commands that he be removed from the place of his refuge, from the 'altar,' and put to death. Examples exist throughout the biblical text, from Cain who murders Hevel, through Yoav ben Tzeruya’s murder of Avner, Amasa and Uriya, to Yishmael ben Netanya who murders Gedaliya ben Achikam.

2. The Cities of Refuge

   Rabbi Yehuda Rock

   The laws of Go’el HaDam (the blood avenger) do not express the ideal aspiration of the Torah, but rather the Torah's consideration of human need – a need that should ideally not exist, and which the Torah expects to pass from the world. The laws pertaining to a murderer in the context of the Beit Din are eternal.

3. Does Our History Become Laws?

   Rabbi David Fohrman |

   Many of the laws given to the Jewish nation were actually based on the stories of our forefathers and foremothers. In this video, Rabbi Fohrman demonstrates the foundation of the laws of murder in Parashat mishpatim in the story of Yaakov and Esav. Want to see more videos like this? Check out https://www.alephbeta.org/