16 Lessons
Parashat Hashavua: “All Creation Will Know” – part IV
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 5785
“He Shall Read from it all the Days of his Life”
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 5784
Kim Li? Litigation and Justice Must Go Hand and Hand
How do we implement principles from this week's Parsha in our beit din network, “Eretz Hemdah- Gazit”?
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 2 5782
What’s the Matter with Horses?
The first commandment addressed to the Jewish king is: “Just he should not acquire for himself many horses, and he should not return the nation to Egypt to acquire many horses" . The commentators have explanations of the connection between the prohibition on horses and the matter of not going to Egypt.
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 2 5781
Be Tamim; Avoid Miracles and Dispute
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 1 5780
“A Just Judgment” – As Opposed to What?
The famous first pasuk of the parasha, commanding to appoint judges, is followed by the goal: “and they shall judge the nation a just judgment.” The idea of a just judgment seems a little obvious – did we think that we would want an unjust judgment?
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 2 5779
Each One Chooses One
As is our practice each year on Parashat Shoftim, we will deal with a matter that is connected to our network of batei din, “Eretz Hemdah-Gazit.” Our parasha opens: “Judges and officers you shall appoint in all of your gateways … and they shall judge the nation a judgment of justice” (Devarim 16:18). Consequently, the Torah commands us to have a set court apparatus, with a cadre of dayanim ready to serve, and from them three judges will be chosen for each case.
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 5 5778
Courts Throughout Your Country
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 2 5775
Judges in All Your Gateways
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 5773
Pursuing Two Types of Justice
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 5771
Who Brings Them Home?
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 4 Elul 5770
Zaken Mamreh
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 4 Elul 5767
The Mindset of War
Parashat Shoftim
Parashat Shoftim
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 2 Elul 5766
The State of Mind of a Head of State
Parashat Shoftim
Parashat Shoftim
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 6 Elul 5765
A Punishment That Fits the Non-Crime
Parshat Shoftim
Parshat Shoftim
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 4 Elul 5764