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Just over two years ago, a Jew by the name of Richard Alpert passed away. More commonly known as Ram Dass, this guru and psychologist transformed the lives of many spiritual seekers with his motto: “Be Here Now” – also the title of his seminal book, which popularized Eastern spirituality in the West in the 1970s. However, Parshat Mishpatim shows that this profound principle was revealed to the world in one of the most important moments in our own tradition.