18 — Mishpatim: This Is Where Incrementalism Gets Us

This week, Jaz, Lulav, and special guest Cassidy Mosity discuss lots and lots of ancient tort law, decide who counts as an enemy you should help out vs an enemy you should sabotage (spoiler: give a wandering pet back to your obnoxious neighbor but don't give gas to the broken-down ICE van), and compare the Torah to other ancient legal codes AND to Winnie the Pooh.

Full transcript available here.

Content notes for slavery, old-fashioned patriarchy, and colonialism, and mentions of racism and the carceral system. It's a rough one this week.

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