shoftim

Ensuring justice is the means to cast out idol worship and ensure God's presence resides among the people.

Why the Torah equates human life with the life of a tree.

War and peace — and the difficulties with both — are the subjects of Parashat Shoftim.

Learn more about the weekly Torah portion.

Is there ever justice in the death penalty?

The Torah provides a model for separating religious, judicial, and governing bodies -- to keep power in check.

Judaism possesses the values on which an ecological morality may be grounded.

In the contemporary Jewish community, judging goes beyond adjudicating.

At a time when Jewish influence has increased, how do we approach unethical commandments?

Resisting the temptation to return, geographically or psychologically, to the site of our bondage.