עד צדק ישוב משפט ואחריו כל ישרי לב
Judgement shall return to Justice and all the upright of heart will follow it (Tehilim 94:15).
צדק ומשפט מכון כסאו
Justice and Judgment are the foundation of his throne (Tehilim 97:2).ציון במשפט תפדה ושביה בצדקה
Tzion shall be redeemed with Judgement and those that return to her with Justice (Yeshaya 1:27).Kol HaTor notices that the Gematria of צדק ומשפט מכון כסאו equals the gematria of "Eretz Yisrael", and that the Gematria of משפט תפדה equals the gematria of "Moshiach Rishon", the first Moshiach.
Often, Mishpat, judgement, is removed from Tzedek, the correct, ideal, judgement. In the Israeli court systems this happens a lot, for deep reasons, see below. It happens a lot in the "political" dispute regarding Eretz Yisrael, both inside and outside Israel.
I think Kol HaTor hints as follows. Eretz Yisrael will become "the foundation of his throne", of Moshiach ben David, when Tzedek and Mishpat are united. The first Moshiach is associated to judgement that brings redemption, and is followed by Justice that will come to those who returned to Tzion. The principle regards both Jew and Gentile. The reason for the judgement is the very separation between Mishpat and Tzedek, which must be eliminated. The separation causes Kitrug. S'dom was destroyed because its system of Mishpat was too far from Tzedek. The system had morally confused the law-abiding Sodomites to such a degree that no repair was possible. They had come to think that false was true and evil was good.
When, in the time of the first Moshiach, the Nations judge Israel completely unjustly, as they do today, this will bring Sodom-like Judgement upon them. Within Israel, when one group judges the other in perverted ways, or when court systems pervert Justice, and in other cases of principled unjustice, Kitrug awaits the perpetrators. HaShem Yerachem. יהי רצון מלפניך שיכבשו רחמיך את כעסך
The Sod of Mishpat returning to Tzedek is contained in the Sod of the left returning to the right, and of Law returning to Truth. Halacha is rooted in the Shechina. Truth is rooted higher, and comes to the Shechina through Zeir Anpin. During the Galut, the Shechina is to the right, with Moshiach ben David, and Zeir Anpin is on the left, with Moshiach ben Yosef. In this state, Mishpat and Tzedek are separated, but not too much. Tzedek, Truth, Chochma, influence Mishpat, Halacha, via the back of Zeir Anpin. This changes when the Shechina moves to Moshiach ben Yosef, when ציון במשפט תפדה, as discussed.
May we soon merit restoring Sanhedrin and returning Mishpat to Tzedek.
חרב בא לעולם על ענוי הדין ועל עוות הדין
