Parsha: Shoftim

C&C Family Edition: The Ecological Imperative (Shoftim 5779)

3rd September 2019

SHOFTIM: The Ecological Imperative Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office of Rabbi … Read more

2nd September 2019

Click Here to Download: SPANISH TRANSLATION OF SHOFTIM 5779: FAMILY EDITION ________________ For the Main Edition of this … Read more

2nd September 2019

In the course of setting out the laws of war, the Torah adds a seemingly minor detail that became the … Read more

13th August 2018

Our parsha talks about monarchy: “When you enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and have … Read more

21st August 2017

The contribution of Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible, to political thought is fundamental, but not well known. In this study I … Read more

5th September 2016

At a dinner to celebrate the work of a communal leader, the guest speaker paid tribute to his many qualities: … Read more

17th August 2015

Some commands in the Torah were understood so narrowly by the sages that they were rendered almost inapplicable. One example … Read more

27th August 2014

The parsha of Shoftim is the classic source of the three types of leadership in Judaism, called by the sages … Read more

5th August 2013

In his enumeration of the various leadership roles within the nation that would take shape after his death, Moses mentions … Read more

20th August 2012

There is a fascinating detail in the passage about the king in this week’s parsha. The text says that “When … Read more