Shoftim

  צֶדֶק צֶדֶק תִּרְדּף לְמַעַן תִּחְיֶה וְיָרַשְׁתָּ אֶת-הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר-יְי אֱ-להֶיךָ נתֵן לָךְ Justice, only justice shall you pursue, that you may live, and inherit the land which the Lord your God gives you.   …Deuternomy 16:20 Justice is what God wants from us more than anything.  This week’s Torah reading, Shoftim, commands us to pursue...
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Judges and officers shall you appoint in all your gates, which the Lord your God gives you, throughout your tribes; and they shall judge the people with just judgment. You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not respect persons, nor take a bribe; for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts...
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