Parsha Shoftim: The Judgement of Torah

Don’t judge a book by its cover.  Don’t be so judgmental.  Judge fairly.  Ladies and gents, here comes the judge… The name of the this week’s parsha (Torah portion) is called Judges (or Shoftim in Hebrew), and it is a seemingly haphazard, hodgepodge, patchwork parsha.  Let’s see what kind of theme we can find in it! It starts out talking about appointing judges and how they should be honest.  It then talks about idolatry and how to find someone guilty … Continue reading