shoftim
11 tagged “shoftim”.
- Not So Aht AhtParshas ShoftimRabbi Boruch Merkur · Editorial · #1151So many years have passed since then – even decades. It’s an absolute disgrace that the Rebbe’s prophecy of imminent redemption has been delayed this long!
- When Does the End Ever Justify the Means!?Parshas ShoftimRabbi Greenberg · Parsha Thought · #1131DOUBLE RIGHTEOUSNESS The Torah exhorts us to pursue justice. Towards that end, the Torah comman...
- The Three Roads to GeulaParshas ShoftimRabbi Greenberg · Parsha Thought · #1082THE THREE TACHINS One of the institutions in the Land of Israel mentioned in the Torah several ...
- Don’t Change the Subject!Parshas ShoftimRabbi Greenberg · Parsha Thought · #1037WHAT IS THE SUBJECT? A story is told of a hapless bank robber who approaches the cashier a...
- Joyful Judaism Is Not OptionalParshas ShoftimRabbi Greenberg · Parsha Thought · #987THE REBELLIOUS SON AND DAUGHTER One of the most troubling features of modern times is the pheno...
- Symmetrical JusticeParshas ShoftimRabbi Greenberg · Parsha Thought · #986EUPHEMISMS The Jewish people were governed by four sources of authority: The monarchy, judiciar...
- The Rebbe Is the Eternal Foundation StoneParshas ShoftimSholom Ber Majeski · D'var Malchus · #966A judge and prophet exist (eternally) in every generation (as a constant sign of the revelation of G-dliness in the world).
- The Two-Tiered CrownParshas ShoftimRabbi Greenberg · Parsha Thought · #891“Moses received the Torah from Sinai and handed it over to Joshua, Joshua to the elders and the elders to the prophets.” The Rebbe asks, why does it refer to them as prophets?
- Fleeing to a Safe CityParshas ShoftimBeis Moshiach (staff) · Parsha of the FutureBy Rabbi Nissim Lagziel A Joke to Begin With … A deeply religious Jew, who was no...
- Advice of the Prophet: Defund the PoliceParshas ShoftimRabbi Boruch Merkur · Moshiach & GeulaThe world is already rectified. * Enforcing rules that we don’t understand becomes a thing of the past. * Good advice speaks to us; it is not imposed.
- Judges: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyParshas ShoftimRabbi Boruch Merkur · Moshiach & GeulaOur experience is forced upon us. It’s what we do with it, our reaction, that makes even the bad, the ugly, into bittersweet good. * The ultimate judge is us, our soul.