Parsha of the week weekly torah printouts yad avraham. Commentary of abarbanel on the prophets the book of judges hal miller on. When i was a kid, i was a very important person in shul. Featured commentary grow, grow why the torah equates human life with the life of a tree. This book tells the story of 390 difficult years of israelite history, ending with the statement, in those days there was no king. Following the morning davening, rabbi kalatsky offers a brief dvar torah on the parsha of the week. The commentary on the book of psalms 2140 with midrash tehillim, volume 2. According to the quinate structure of deuteronomy outlined in the torah. All of these readings are taken from the book of isaiah. The parashah provides a constitution a basic societal structure for the israelites.
Nili isenberg pressman academy, judaic studies faculty. This portion establishes the status, qualifications and responsibilities of the officers and leaders of israel. Commentary on parashat shoftim the daily roundtable. The torah tell us justice, justice shall you pursue.
Yehoshua is the one who will take the people across the jordan and lead the many battles once they arrive in the land. Yisroel ciner kol hakollel dvar torah lifeline edutainment weekly the living law rabbi wein table talk thinking outside the box parsha insights. Excerpted from rabbi shmuel goldins unlocking the torah text. An anthology of divrei torah for bar and bat mitzvah click here to buy the book. My father zl loved to tell this joke about a pirate who had a gold tooth, a peg leg, a hook for a hand, and a patch on his eye.
Enjoy four short thoughts and a video adapted from the teachings of the lubavitcher rebbe on. Elul, the jewish month leading up to rosh hashanah and yom kippur, is a time of reflection, soulsearching, and repentance. At the beginning of the parsha, there is the very famous verse, tzedek, tzedek tirdof justice, justice you shall pursue, which demands that we. On the first day of passover we read from the book of exodus 12. This weeks torah portion is shoftim from the book of. Velveteen rabbis torah commentary this page contains a link to every dvar torah ive written since 2003 at least, every one to which i can currently dig up a working link, sorted by parsha.
Parsha summary haftorah summary haftorah commentary legacy drasha r. Parashat shoftim begins with the commandment that the people of israel should appoint judges i. New book the commentary on the book of psalms 2140 with. Justice the very concept is said to be a jewish contribution to the world. Torah portion readings and the associated haftarah readings generally follow the stone edition chumash andor the complete jewish bible. Year 3 of the maftir reading is the traditional maftir the. Just a few hours ago, i was going into this weeks torah portion shoftim with a plan. In last weeks commentary, we read the words of the ramban nahmanides, explaining how the book of exodus concludes the jewish exile with the glory of the lord. Since i live in tirat hakarmel, close to haifa in northern israel, and since i am writing this as a ceasefire goes into effect following a very difficult month in the north of the country, i would like to devote this devar torah to an event that i was party to, during the past month, and then to link this to parshat shoftim. Moses explains that the priests and levites should not be paid and should survive on donations from. Translation, rabbinic and contemporary commentary sol scharfstein on. Hebrew word for judges, is the first word in the parashah and is the 48th weekly torah portion in the annual cycle of torah readings and covers deuteronomy 16. Shoftim judges parsha weekly torah portion kabbalah blog.
It is taken from the book of isaiah a prophet who lived in the time of the babylonian exile. To beat us over the head with a point, or to tell us something more. Judges shall be appointed to judge the people with justice. Torah sparks parashat shoftim torah tuesdays youtube. Almost 3,300 years ago, moses is speaking about equality before the law, due process in the investigation and prosecution of crimes. Messianic torah portion shoftim judges shaleeakh shoftim judges devarim deuteronomy 16.
From wikibooks, open books for an open world commentary on the five books of moses. Included are stories of individuals, families, wars, slavery and more. The portion, shoftim, continues to explain the mitzvot commandments connected to the entrance to the land of israel. Moses commands the people of israel to pursue justice and to avoid corruption and favoritism. Almost 3,300 years ago, moses is speaking about equality before the law, due process in the investigation and prosecution of crimes, protection of criminals from vigilante vengeance, curbs on the behavior of kings, rules and ethics in warfare, and collective responsibility. The hermeneutic approach for interpreting the psalms is from a torah perspective examining the theological. Moses talks about the limits future kings should have on their possessions. This prohibits causing the pigul disqualification 30 of the sacred offerings through 31 a pernicious statement.
Laws regarding both sacred and secular legislation are addressed. Five books of story, law, and poetry divided into 54 weekly portions. Shofetim or shoftim hebrew for judges, the first word in the parashah is the 48th weekly torah portion, parashah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading and the fifth in the book of deuteronomy. The greatness of humility shoftim 5776 rabbi sacks. As the israelites stand poised on the borders of the promised land, this seems only natural. Justice, expressed in parashat shoftim, is one of the. He shall read from it as long as he shall live, so that he may. Poetry or practicality context we have previously noted and discussed the tension created by the multilayered character of the book of devarim see devarim 1.
Shofetim or shoftim is the 48th weekly torah portion, parashah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading and the fifth in the book of deuteronomy. Rabbi eliad skuri former rosh kollel in kansas city. Book of genesis torah portion the forge of music bereshit tower of egotism noach oathbrothers lech lecha escape from sodom vayera reconciliation chayei sarah rebeccas crisis toldot the shepherds kiss vayetze rachels gambit vayetze death pangs vayishlach josephs egyptian attorney vayeshev benjamins fear miketz joseph revealed vayigash the first antisemite vayechi book of exodus torah. For example, it is the countries leaders responsibility to know when the time has come for war or the time is right for negotiations.
The commentary on the book of psalms 2140 with midrash tehillim, volume 2 hardcover, 616 pages price. Rather, when he sits upon the throne, he shall write for himself a duplicate of this teaching in a book. This is bills audio commentary on the portion, shoftim or judges. Verse numbering generally follows the hebrew tradition, and where modern christian traditions differ those verse numbers are shown in parentheses.
Dvar torah parshat shoftim 5773 20 on august 8, 20 by aaron in 5dvarim, everything, shoftim leave a comment this particular portion we read on shabbat establishes the laws of government which were to be practiced in the land of israel. Read the scriptures, listen to the audio readings, and learn through short commentaries. Torah commentary o shoftim 2 in the very next verse, moshe repeats this encouragement to yehoshua joshua in the sight of all israel. The greatness of humility shoftim 5776 5th september 2016. My parsha, or torah portion, is called shoftim, which means judges, and it has some really important things to say about justice. Three cities were to be separated when entering the land of israel. The rabbis of the talmud bava batra 15b teach that sefer shoftim, the second book of the prophets, was written by the prophet shmuel. The portion begins with appointing judges to make the laws and officers to enforce them, so there will be true justice in israel. These weekly torah commentaries are transcribed and emailed worldwide. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Parashat shoftim, however, disabuses us of that misconception. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading parashat shoftim in english. These books make up the story of the jewish people. Torah tuesday is a continuous commentary on the torah according to the synagogue lectionary.
Change the fear of death to a blessing of life eternal the core message of this weeks torah portion parashat vayakhel is focused on ou. Another deathbed scene the torah is a book of laws, 248 positive mitzvot and 365 negative commandments that set. You shall not twist judgment by recognizing a face or accepting bribery, because both blind the eyes of the wise and cause the words of the righteous to falter. The new barbat mitzvah maftir and haftarah book, edited by hazzan sheldon levin in consultation with his cantorial colleagues of the cantors assembly copublishers of the books. Torah observant messianic commentary shoftim judges. Parashat shoftim appoint judges and policemen in all your gates which gd your gd gives you, according to your tribes, that they may judge the people equitably. Rising from the dust rabbi neals weekly commentary. The pulpit commentary explains that this was because their participation in a. It blends traditional torah commentary with contemporary leadership.
These judges were to be above reproach, neither showing. In fact, the covenant is a precondition for our inheritance, but it is not sufficient to realize it. Parshat shoftim torah the bible five books of moses. The torah portions site follows the passages of scripture that are read aloud in jewish synagogues every week. The new barbat mitzvah maftir and haftarah book 48 shoftim. To view an online version of rabbi kalatskys divrei torah. The book of devarim contains many laws that concern the collective. This week at the jewish journal, parashat shoftim is under discussion. A glance at this weeks parshah equality before the law, due process, protection of.
Though most people are trained to believe we shouldnt judge one another, the scripture makes it clear that we actually should, albeit according to. The book of shoftim traces the history of the jews in israel from the death of yehoshua 2516 which was 1244 bce until 2830 930 bce. Nominated for the sophie brody medal, by the american library association to the author of the most distinguished contribution to jewish literature published in the united states. Family edition is a new and exciting initiative from the office of rabbi. These ancient stories touch upon science, history, philosophy, ritual and ethics. Although it is not evident in english, the imperative appoint as well as the pronouns your and you are in the singular. The ecological imperative shoftim 5779 to lead is to serve shoftim 5778 the consent of the governed shoftim 5777 the contribution of tanakh, the hebrew bible, to political thought is fundamental, but not well known. A look at the various parts of the treeroots, trunk, branches, leaves, fruit and seedsand their. We then once again learn about the mitzvah of separating the cities of refuge devarim 19. Take this quiz to see how well you know the parshah of shoftim. Rabbi yitzchak abarbanel, a leader of spanish jewry during the 1492 expulsion, survived and moved to venice.
You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous. A leader is often required to make tough decisions. Justicethe very concept is said to be a jewish contribution to the world. An indepth journey into the weekly parsha devarim, copublished by ou press and gefen publishers. The torahshoftim wikibooks, open books for an open world. Which he established with them prohibiting idolatry. Royal vision on the weekly parash devarim book 1 kindle edition by harav hafuta, eitan hana, keren kendel. Were continuing with our discussion of the seven haftarot of consolation see previous messages, and were up to number 4 with the haftarah for this weeks torah portion, shoftim. How the five books of moses are divided up into weekly portions. The perspective is from a hebraic roots or messianic understandi. Even before we reach the holy days designated for new beginnings and. The israelites are told that in every dealing they should pursue justice in order to.
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