The Torah provides a comprehensive blueprint for Jewish living. Parashat Mishpatim covers a range of conduct relating to both civil and criminal law, including slavery. כִּי תִקְנֶה עֶבֶד עִבְרִי שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים יַעֲבֹד וּבַשְּׁבִעִת יֵצֵא לַחָפְשִׁי חִנָּם׃ (שמות כא, ב) When you acquire a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years; in the seventh year he shall go free, without payment. (Exod. 21:2) Since the verse does not specify the circumstances under which a Jew would