Shoftim 2020/5780
This week’s Torah portion, Shoftim includes the famous words tzedek tzedek tirdof-which is typically translated as “justice, justice shall you pursue.” Looking first at what we call the Pshat- the plain reading of the text: what does it mean to pursue justice? In this very same parsha we read that it means No bribes and no favoritism (16:19) That you must have 2 or 3 witnesses to confirm...
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