This week · Parshas Shoftim · Shabbos 2 Elul 5786
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When Does the End Ever Justify the Means!?
The Torah exhorts us to pursue justice. Towards that end, the Torah commands us to appoint judges and officers in all of our cities. That general exhortation is followed by a more specific one: “Tzedek, tzedek tirdof (you shall surely pursue righteousness).”
The Three Roads to Geula
One of the institutions in the Land of Israel mentioned in the Torah several times is the Cities of Refuge. These cities were intended as refuges for one who committed criminally negligent homicide. In such cases, the victim’s relatives had the right to avenge the death by killing the murderer.
The Rebbe Is the Eternal Foundation Stone
A judge and prophet exist (eternally) in every generation (as a constant sign of the revelation of G-dliness in the world).
Parshas ShoftimFleeing to a Safe City
A deeply religious Jew, who was not a member of the Chassidic community, was walking through the streets of Yerushalayim, gripped by a frenzied state of fear and trembling, as befits the month of Elul… Right past him, a Chassid walked by with a happy and cheerful expression on his face. “Business as usual”…
Advice of the Prophet: Defund the Police
The 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. That is the purpose of prophecy.
D'var MalchusSee What You Want to See
25. The Zohar comments on the verse, “Your nation consists entirely of tzaddikim”: “one who is circumcised is called ‘ tzaddik.’” The Rebbe Maharash cites this Zohar and teaches that also “when it says, ‘(Cast your burden upon G-d, and He will bear you) He shall never allow a righteous man to falter [in making a living ],’ this is said…
From the archive
Why Does the Rebbe Oppose Autonomy?
“If they have to evacuate an outpost, they shouldn’t do it on Shabbos,” said Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett. In other words, he essentially has no problem with the fact that they’re destroying other Jewish homes, just as long as they don’t do any work on Shabbos. These politicians have totally · Recently, an Israeli politician was a guest on one of the public affairs television programs for a pre-election interview. The host introduced him, and then proceeded to make an analysis of the political map in Eretz Yisroel today.
Hiskashrus as an Educational Tool
One of the special things about the Ohr Menachem school for girls in Tzfas is how they are taught to connect to the Rebbe through writing to him via the Igros Kodesh. This starts with the principal, Mrs.
The Teachers Teacher
Rabbi Naftali Roth is a well-known figure in Chabad in Eretz Yisroel, known by young and old and people of all backgrounds. For many years now, he has emceed major Chabad events with sensitivity and warmth.
Moshiach – The Derech Ha’yeshara to Hiskashrus
R’ Gershon Avtzon: Principal of the Lubavitch yeshiva in Cincinnati. At 18 he ran a summer camp in a number of European countries. He authored a book of essays on inyanei Moshiach and Geula. A well-known educator and lecturer.
Miracles in Lebanon
Much has been written about the tremendous work of Chabad during the war in the north. This time, we wanted to hear about the war from the perspective of two Lubavitcher soldiers. · R’ Yankele Gloiberman of Shikun Chabad in Lud served as an officer in a paratrooper unit known as the 96th Division an
Learn to Yearn for the Beis Ha’mikdash
Doctor Michael Ben-Ari, even before he served as a Member of Knesset (MK), is first and foremost a researcher of the Mikdash (Holy Temple) with every fiber of his being.
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