Shoftim | שופטים | "Judges "
Torah: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9
Prophets: Isaiah 51:12-52:12
Gospel: Matthew 26:47-27:10
God said, 'Shall I hide from Abraham what I am going to do? Abraham is about to become a great and mighty nation, and through him all the nations of the world will be blessed. I know him for he will command his children and his household after him, and they will keep God's way, doing tzedaka and mishpat. God will then bring about for Abraham everything He promised. (Gen. 18:19)
Appointing judges – even honest, upstanding judges – is not enough. We must do more than uphold the law and insure the proper functioning of the legal system: Our society must be one in which the quest for justice is both constant and uncompromising.
Rabbi Ari Kahn
Pursue perfect tzedek (or, constantly and relentlessly pursue tzedek), so that you will live and occupy the land that the Almighty your God is giving you. (Deut. 16:18-20)
The Hebrew word for justice is tzedek.
Tzedaka is the word for charity.
A Tzadik is a righteous person.
A righteous person seeks justice and gives charity.
You shall not close your hand against your needy kinsman.- Deuteronomy (Devarim) 15:7
Man is in the image of a Temple, and his heart is like the Holy of Holies.- Yonatan Eibshutz
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