Ibn Ezra: Justice, Justice (Shoftim)
“Justice, justice you shall pursue…” Why the repetition? Avraham Ibn Ezra gives us three possible understandings.
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Isaiah’s Justice
Isaiah uses the terms mishpat and tzedek/tzedaka as key qualities in a just society. What exactly do they mean?
Anonymous Murder (D’var Torah Shoftim #1)
In 1963, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel was invited to address those gathered at the Race and Religion Conference, organized by…