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Building a Just Society (Parashat Shoftim)

August 26, 2006 | By Rabbi Rick Brody

Topic(s): Activism & Civil Rights

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author argues that this portion is about creating a just society. Before entering the Israelites enter the Promised Land, Moses gives a speech providing ethical and administrative norms to be followed by the community. A dominant word within this speech is tzedek, “righteous” or “justice.” The author argues that we all must take a stand for justice wherever we see injustice taking place.

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