PARSHAS SHOFTIM
- Rabbi Moshe Rockove
- October 25, 2021
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Summary of Parshas Shoftim
Parshas Shoftim underscores the vital role that law and order plays in Jewish life. The portion opens with the commandment to establish a judicial system in the Land of Israel. Every city is to have courts and judges, as well as officers to enforce the decisions of the court. A judge must treat all of […]
- Rabbi Moshe Rockove
- March 4, 2020
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The Rules of War- Parshas Shoftim
“War is a necessary evil,” the saying goes. Rational people don’t seek to engage in war and go to battle only as a last resort. The Torah, in laying the foundation of Jewish jurisprudence, details the rules of war in this week’s portion. Among them are that the Jews must attempt a peaceful resolution first, […]
- Rabbi Yitzchok Oratz
- March 4, 2020
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Our Brothers’ Keeper- Parshas Shoftim
A corpse. A corpse on Union Street, New Orleans. It is seven years later and I still cannot get the vision out of my mind. In the tragic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the New York Times ran a story about a corpse that remained on the street for days, without anybody giving it much more […]
- Rabbi Dovid Gross
- September 18, 2019
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The Key To Successful Mountain Climbing – Parshas Shoftim
In this week's Torah portion, Shoftim, Moshe commands the Jewish people: "You shall not erect for yourselves a monument (matzeivah) which Hashem, your G-d , hates." In the biblical lexicon, a monument is defined as an altar made of a single stone. In his classic commentary, Rashi contrasts this verse with another elsewhere in the […]
