Shoftim

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Shoftim: It is Your Responsibility

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“Then all the elders of the town nearest to the corpse shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the wadi. And they shall make this declaration: 'Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it done'” (Devarim 21:6-7…
Article

Shoftim: A Perfect Game

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss the relationship between baseball and rabbinic authority.
Podcast

Parshat Shavua 5784 with weekly guest speakers (Shoftim)

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Audio

Shoftim: The High Court

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Long before Lord Acton, the Torah well understood that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It is for this reason that the King – who did have lots of power – was to be closely monitored[1]. He was not allowed to have excess…
Article

Parshat Shavua 5783 with weekly guest speaker (Shoftim)

Dr. Tammy Jacobowitz

Audio

Shoftim: Intellectual Honesty

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Judaism has always placed tremendous emphasis on intellectual achievement and development. Talmud Torah k’neged kulam—the study of Torah is equal to all other mitzvoth—speaks to this emphasis. Our Sages teach that, "An…
Article

Parshat Shavua 5782 with weekly guest speaker (Shoftim)

Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot

Audio

Shoftim: A Beautiful Animal

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“Do not sacrifice to G-d, your Lord, an ox or sheep that has a blemish; any bad thing, it is an abomination to the Lord, your G-d” (Devarim 17:1). While it is understandable that our offerings to G-d should be wholesome, the Torah's condemnation of…
Article

Parshat Shavua 5781 with weekly guest speaker (Parshat Shoftim)

Rabbi Dr. Jacob Jaffe

Audio

The Haftarot: How to Profit from the Prophets (Parshat Shoftim)

Dr. Moshe Sokolow

Audio