You shall set up judges and enforcement officers for yourself in all your gates . . . (Devarim 16:18) From the seemingly redundant inclusion of the words “for ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
We have been instructed to “appoint judges for yourselves in all of your gates” [1] indicating that there should be a court in every city [2]. Why then does ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
The pasuk in Parshas shoftim states: “Righteousness, righteousness you shall pursue so that you will live and take possession of the land that Hashem, your ..
Written by B Rose
In our parsha we are commanded (18:13) ‘be complete (tamim) with HaShem, your God.’ What does this mean and involve? Rashi writes that we are not to go looking ..
Written by d fine
Towards the end of our sedra we are given the ‘rules of engagement’ – laws of conduct in war. Before we go to war, the ‘anointed kohen’ speaks to the people, ..
Written by D Fine
The start of perek 21 (1-9) is devoted to an ostensibly odd topic, known as the eglah arufah. Briefly, if a corpse is found between two cities and the murderer is unknown, ..
Written by d fine
The sedra opens with the command to appoint shoftim and shotrim in our cities. What are these two positions? Rashi explains that shoftim are the judges who decide ..
Written by d fine
Parashas Shoftim – Guard Your Senses This week’s sedra is Parashas Shoftim which contains many commandments, both new and re-spoken by Moshe concerning the establishment ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
This week’s haftara includes the line in ‘lecha dodi’ “hisne’ari me’afar kumi” – shake yourselves off and get up from ..
Written by D Fine
Some mitzvas are better not done!! For example in this weeks parsha we are told “Soim Tasim Olecha Melech” “You shall appoint a king over you”. ..
Written by B Rose