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    Shoftim

    The Greatness of Humility

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Av 5783
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    Shoftim

    The Torah Portion and the Unique Month of Elul

    Rabbi Yosef Nave | Elul 1 5783
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    Shoftim

    How to Join the Ranks of the Greatest People in History

    A wise man once said: "The history of the world is actually the history of the great men of the world." He meant, of course, that the great people are those who move the historic processes and determine their countries' agenda. There is much truth to this saying, but it must be understood correctly – and if it is, that will determine whether we will end up as one of these "great men," or rather trail far behind them...

    Rabbi Netanel Yossifun | Elul 6 5782
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    Shoftim

    Environmental Responsibility

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Elul 5 5782
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    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.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Elul 5 5782
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    Shoftim

    For peace: agree to agree!

    Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Elul 5 5782
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    Parashat Hashavua

    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
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    Shoftim

    Standards of Justice

    This week's Torah reading envisions for us an efficient, organized system of law and order, justice, and fairness. The Torah set a very high bar regarding the selection of judges and police. They are to be free of prejudice, bias and personally held agendas and social ideals.

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Elul 5 5781
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    Shoftim

    The Answer Is “Simple.”

    This short little five-word phrase – “You should be tamim with Hashem your G-d” - is one of the most powerful and profound p’sukim in the Torah. But - what does “Tamim” mean?

    Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Elul 4 5781
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    Shoftim

    Learning and Leadership

    The parsha of Shoftim is the classic source of the three types of leadership in Judaism, called by the Sages the “three crowns”: of priesthood, kingship and Torah.

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Elul 4 5781
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    Shoftim

    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
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    Parashat Hashavua

    Be Tamim; Avoid Miracles and Dispute

    Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Elul 1 5780
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    3 min
    Shoftim

    The Torah's Real Estate Advice

    Israel National Torah

    Discussing Jewish property rights and real estate, comparing the laws as they apply in the Diaspora and in the Land of Israel.

    Baruch Gordon | Elul 1 5780
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    Shoftim

    Do We Measure Up?

    Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Av 30 5780
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    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?

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Av 27 5780
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    Covenant & Conversation

    A Sage is Greater than a Prophet

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Av 26 5780
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    Shoftim

    Shoftim

    Rabbi Berel Wein | Av 26 5780
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    Vayeshev

    Eglah Arufah

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 18 5780
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    2 min
    Shoftim

    Precisely how the Mashiach will come?

    beyond the 4 Amot

    The Rambam writes down how to determine who is Mashiach, and how will he come.

    Baruch Gordon | Elul 6 5779
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    Shoftim

    Justice – for Me and for You

    Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Elul 5 5779
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