9 Lessons

Shoftim No Talebearing!
What constitutes talebearing?
This week’s parsha teaches the prohibition against having one witness testify against someone, which is a violation of loshon hora.

The Jewish Justice System Semicha and Sanhedrin Controversies of the 16th and 21st Centuries
An explanation of the various halachic underpinnings of the Sanhedrin, including: What are the roles and responsibilities of the Sanhedrin? What exactly is semicha, and why is it such a central factor in the creation of the Sanhedrin? What attempts have been made in the last hundreds of years to reconvene a Sanhedrin and reestablish semicha?

Shoftim Can a Sheitel be Prohibited Because of Avodah Zarah?
A Background Discussion about the use of Indian Hair
A Background Discussion about the use of Indian Hair

Shoftim Would You Like One Day or Two?
Asking the same Halachik question to two different Rabbis, How long does the first rabbis ruling remain binding? Rabbis making mistakes.