Our Torah Portion this week deals with killing - and it's Very "Today"!

 

CRIME sounds like it's built into America - but Mass Murder Shootings?

Murder. It sounds so evil - and it IS!

 

Everywhere.

 

On Thursday a Palestinian Arab rammed his car - while driving on the other side of a solid while line - to  hit a car

which was

Driven by a Jewish woman with her 4 kids inside,

 

  killing the 6 year old boy,

and putting his family in the hospital .

 

With his baby brother in pediatric intensive care - a boy was murdered - 

While the two in the ramming car got away  in the "palestinian territory".

 

We all know that huge stipends are paid by the PA to terrorists who kill Israelis - and to their families -

And American tax money pays for some of this - with European partners , despite the Taylor Force Act passed by Congress!

 

This is murder.

 

The Torah is lenient in accident csses - But Not With Murder.

 

In our Portion, 

Jewish Judges are adjured to utilize  models for deciding who is a murderer and Who is Guilty And - what is truly accidental. 

 

 I just got a long article on that of Rabbi Neriya's,

 

About who The Torah says is to investigate murders, and

Who who to bring to court ,

And how to decide on  those who were not premeditating.

 

And how sometimes,

our ancient justice system decided on execution of murderers.

 

So the Torah is NOT out of date!