Parshas Shoftim begins with the command to appoint judges in all the cities of Israel. The Torah states: “Judges and officers shall you appoint in all your ..
Written by Ben Rose
Parshas Shoftim starts by telling us something seemingly very obvious: The Torah tells us that we should “have judges and policemen in all our cities”. ..
Written by B Rose
This is a very well known Pasuk in the Torah – “to be wholehearted With Hashem” so in order to follow it we have to know what ..
Written by R Didio
The start of this week’s Parsha commands the Jewish pecple to make guardians and police at their gates. One of the messages that the Torah ..
Written by M Kormornick
The posuk states “Tamim Tihiyeh Im Hashem Elokecha”(Devarim 18:13) There is a famous story told about The Chofetz Chaim A few boys from the Yeshiva came ..
Written by B Rose
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 ..
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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 ..
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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, ..
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