Pirkei Avot 3:2: Do We Need Government?
Rabbi Chanina, deputy to the Kohanim, would say: Pray for the integrity of the government; for were it not for the fear of its authority, a...
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Every King Needs a Queen
Coronating God on Rosh Hashanah Our primary service of God on Rosh Hashanah is to coronate God as King over us. But what exactly does...
A holy nation
Walking in God’s ways In Parashat Ki Tavo, we read the blessings that the Jewish people merit when we follow God’s commandments and the curses...
Seven state officials
The opening sentence of this week’s Torah portion, Parashat Shoftim, is “You shall place Judges and law enforcers at all of your gates that Havayah,...
Mind over heart
Shoftim is the 48th parashah of the Pentateuch. The number 48 is the numerical value of the word “mind” (מֹחַ), which immediately associates us with...
