Parashat Hashavua: “All Creation Will Know” – part IV

“He Shall Read from it all the Days of his Life”

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”?

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.

Be Tamim; Avoid Miracles and Dispute

“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?

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.

Courts Throughout Your Country

Judges in All Your Gateways

Pursuing Two Types of Justice

Who Brings Them Home?

Zaken Mamreh

The Mindset of War

Parashat Shoftim

The State of Mind of a Head of State

Parashat Shoftim

A Punishment That Fits the Non-Crime

Parshat Shoftim

Upgrading Yerushalayim

Parashat Shoftim