Parsha Mishpatim

This week, Rabbi Miriam shares a 90-second video sermon on Parashat Mishpatim. She reflects:

What is separating meat and milk really about? To borrow a Talmudic phrase, our current practice on separate EVERYTHING (plates, pots, brushes) is like "a mountain suspended by a hair" - an immense amount of halacha derived from a very slim Biblical reference. But I think that reference, which comes up in this week's parasha, teaches us a lot about how kashrut should be about mindful, ethical, modest easing. In short, don't be icky when you eat meat.