Protecting Faith From Superstition
BASED ON A CLASS GIVEN ON MOTZA'EI SHABBAT SHOFTIM | SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2005 | IN CROWN HEIGHTS In the portion of Shoftim, we find one of the...
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Parashat Shoftim: Shoftim, Elul, and Cities of Refuge
“Justice, justice shall you pursue, so that you may live and possess the land Havayah, your God, is giving you.”[1] Although the simple, literal sense...
Wonders for the Torah Portion of Shoftim 5786
Print Version All Articles.Shoftim 5786.A4...
From the Parashah: Shoftim
שׂ֣וֹם תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ (שפטים יז, טו) “You shall a king over yourself…” (Deuteronomy 17:15) Second Reading: Judges and Kings The Torah portion of Shoftim...
Gematria Shorts for Shoftim 5783
Two of the main topics in parashat Shoftim are the appointment of judges and of a king. Shoftim is the 48th parashah of the Torah....
Shoftim: Learning to Take Responsibility
“And they shall make this declaration: ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it done.’”[1] וְעָנוּ וְאָמְרוּ יָדֵינוּ לֹא שָׁפְכוּ...
Gematria Shorts for Shoftim 5782
The gematria of the opening phrase of Parashat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18) “You shall appoint judges and officials in all your communities” (שֹׁפְטִים וְשֹׁטְרִים תִּתֶּן־לְךָ בְּכׇל־שְׁעָרֶיךָ),...
